If your current Medicare Advantage plan is not being offered next year and you do not choose another plan, you will be enrolled by default in traditional Medicare. In this case, if you do not receive Extra Help with your Part D drug costs, then you will need to select a Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) if you want Medicare drug coverage, unless you have drug coverage from another source of coverage (for example,…

There are a few ways to find out if your doctor is in a Medicare Advantage plan network. Medicare recently added searchable provider directories for Medicare Advantage plans on the Medicare.gov website. You can enter the names of up to five providers and see which plans include them in their networks. You can also identify a “must-have” provider to limit the results to plans that list that provider as in network.  Alternatively, you can go…

No, Medicare Advantage plans charge the same premiums to all enrollees; they are not permitted to vary premiums based on age, smoking history, gender, or pre-existing medical conditions.

If you enroll in a plan during the Medicare Open Enrollment period that runs from October 15 to December 7 each year, your coverage takes effect on January 1 of the following year.