Medicare’s
open enrollment season begins Tuesday October 15.
Making
the right choices might save you, or your parents, hundreds or thousands of
dollars.
Medicare open enrollment period
began as of October 15, and beneficiaries have until December 7 to find the
right plan and sign up. Since this year is no typical enrollment period, make
sure that you or your loved ones take great care in selecting a plan.
The trouble with this enrollment
period is that it is more confusing than ever before. Medicare reform, the
opening of Obamacare exchanges, and no small amount of political dysfunction
have seeded misunderstanding and misinformation. Consequently, this environment
has left the door wide open for elder abuse and Medicare scammers.
If you (or your loved ones) are
facing this confusion head-on, and perhaps for the first time, then it helps to
have a new set of tips for the current year. Fortunately, Forbes lends a helping hand in a recent article titled “Tips For Medicare's Tricky Open Enrollment
Season.”
This also is a good time to bone
up on the subject of Medicare, as local community seminars and informational
hearings can be a great resource.
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Reference: Forbes
(October 14, 2013) “Tips For Medicare's Tricky Open Enrollment
Season”