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Part D — prescription cover

The part of Medicare that is about your medications.

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Part D — prescription cover

Part D is prescription cover. It sits alongside the rest of your Medicare rather than replacing any of it.

The only way to compare Part D honestly is with your actual medication list and your actual pharmacy. Enter them in the plan finder and it prices your prescriptions against each plan instead of showing you a premium in isolation.

A plan with a low premium and the wrong formulary can cost you far more across a year than a plan with a higher one.

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The enrollment year

The enrollment year A twelve-month bar chart of enrollment windows. Medicare Annual Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. ACA Open Enrollment runs November 1 to January 15. The two overlap for six weeks through November and early December. Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment runs January 1 to March 31. both open — 6 weeks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Medicare AEP Oct 15 – Dec 7 ACA Open Enrollment Nov 1 – Jan 15 Medicare Advantage OEP Jan 1 – Mar 31 The enrollment year Source: CMS enrollment periods A special enrollment period lasts 60 days from the qualifying event. 63 days without creditable drug coverage triggers a Part D penalty. The enrollment year A twelve-month chart of enrollment windows. Medicare Annual Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. ACA Open Enrollment runs November 1 to January 15. The two overlap for six weeks through November and early December. Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment runs January 1 to March 31. Shaded: both open, 6 weeks Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Medicare AEP Oct 15 – Dec 7 ACA Open Enrollment Nov 1 – Jan 15 Medicare Advantage OEP Jan 1 – Mar 31 The enrollment year Source: CMS enrollment periods A special enrollment period lasts 60 days from the qualifying event. 63 days without creditable drug coverage triggers a Part D penalty.
Source: CMS enrollment periods.

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