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Medi-Pak® Advantage Enrollment Guidelines
Initial Coverage Election Period
The Initial Coverage Election Period (ICEP) is the period during which an individual
who is newly eligible for a Medicare Advantage plan may make an initial election
to enroll in Medi-Pak Advantage.
Normally, this period begins three months before your first entitlement to both Medicare Part A and Part B and ends three months after the month of eligibility.
- For most individuals, this means the ICEP begins three months before you turn age 65 and ends three months after the month in which you turn 65.
- For individuals who defer their enrollment into Part B (because, for example, they’ve continued to work), the ICEP only is the three months immediately preceding entitlement to Part B.
Initial Enrollment Period: Individuals eligible for Medicare prior to age 65
(such as for disability) will have another Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) upon
turning age 65. During the 7-month period that begins 3 months before the month you
turn 65 and ends 3 months after the month you turn age 65, you may enroll in Medi-Pak
Advantage
MA-PD.
Annual Election Period
The Annual Election Period is November 15 — December 31, and is for individuals on
Medicare who (a) have not yet joined a plan OR (b) are already enrolled in a plan
and want to switch, with coverage effective January 1.
Open Enrollment Period
The Open Enrollment Period is January 1 — March 31, and can be used by individuals
who want to switch from their current plan. There are limitations on the type of
plan you can switch from:
- If you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan with drug coverage, you can enroll
in Medi-Pak Advantage MA-PD or you can enroll in Medi-Pak Advantage MA plus a prescription drug plan.
- If you are enrolled in a stand-alone Medicare Prescription Drug plan, you can enroll
in Medi-Pak Advantage MA-PD or Medi-Pak Advantage MA with your current prescription drug coverage.
- If you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan without drug coverage, you can
enroll in Medi-Pak Advantage Advantage MA. You cannot enroll in Medi-Pak Advantage MA-PD.
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