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What
Will
You Find During Medicare
Open
Enrollment?
October
15 -
December
7
Your health needs
change
from
year
to
year.
And,
your
health
plan may change
the benefits
and costs each
year
too. That's
why
it’s important
to review
your
Medicare
choices
each
fall. Compare
your
current
plan to new
options and see if
you
can lower
some costs
or to
find a plan
that better
suit
your
needs.
Open Enrollment
is the one time of
year
when
ALL
people
with Medicare
can see
what new
benefits
Medicare
has
to offer
and make
changes
to their
coverage.
Whether
you
have
Original
Medicare
or a
Medicare
Advantage
plan,
you’ll
still have
the same
benefits
and security
you have now:
•
Certain
preventive
benefits
– including cancer
screenings
–
are
available
at no
cost to you when
provided
by qualified
and
participating
health
professionals.
The annual
wellness
visit lets
you sit down with
your
doctor
and discuss
your
health
care
needs
and the best
ways
to stay
healthy.
•
Medicare
will notify you
about plan
performance
and use
its online Plan
Finder
to encourage
enrollment
in quality
plans.
•
In 2015, if
you reach
the
“donut hole”
in Medicare’s prescription
drug
benefit,
you’ll
get
a 55%
discount on covered
brand
name drugs
and
see
increased
savings
on generic
drugs.
It’s
worth it to
take the time
to review
and
compare,
but
you don’t
have to
do it alone.
Medicare
is available
to help.
•
Visit
Medicare.gov/find-a-plan
to compare
your
current
coverage
with all of the options that are
available
in
your area,
and
enroll in a
new plan if
you
decide
to make a change.
•
Call
1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227)
24-hours a day/7
days
a week
to find out more about
your
coverage
options. TTY
users
should call 1-877-486-2048.
•
Review
the Medicare
&
You
2015 handbook.
It’s
mailed to people
with Medicare
in September.
•
If
you have limited income
and resources,
you
may
be
able to get
Extra Help
paying
your
prescription
drug
coverage
costs.
For more
information,
visit
socialsecurity.gov/i1020 or
call
Social
Security
at
1-800-772-1213.
TTY users
should call 1-800-325-0778.
•
Get
one-on-one
help
from
your State
Health
Insurance
Assistance
Program
(SHIP).
Visit
Medicare.gov/contacts
or
call
1-800-MEDICARE
to get
the phone number.
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