If you are eligible for Medicare, there are several enrollment periods when you can sign up for Medicare coverage or make changes to your existing coverage. The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is the period from October 15 to December 7 each year when Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their Medicare coverage. During this time, beneficiaries may switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan, switch from one Medicare Advantage plan to another, or switch from a Medicare Advantage plan to Original Medicare.
The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) is from January 1 to March 31 each year. During this time, beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan can switch to a different Medicare Advantage plan, or switch from a Medicare Advantage plan to Original Medicare. However, beneficiaries cannot switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan during the OEP.
