{"id":3273,"date":"2024-09-25T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/?p=3273"},"modified":"2024-09-23T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T19:24:20","slug":"how-should-i-prepare-for-medicare-annual-enrollment-will-my-plan-be-available-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/how-should-i-prepare-for-medicare-annual-enrollment-will-my-plan-be-available-next-year","title":{"rendered":"How Should I Prepare for Medicare Annual Enrollment? Will My Plan be Available Next Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How Should I Prepare for Medicare Annual Enrollment? Will My Plan be Available Next Year?<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Written by Bonnie Dobbs, Senior Health Benefits Consultant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_3280\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3280\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/caramed-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"Elder Care Roswell GA - How Should I Prepare for Medicare Annual Enrollment? Will My Plan be Available Next Year?\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/caramed-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/caramed.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elder Care Roswell GA &#8211; How Should I Prepare for Medicare Annual Enrollment? Will My Plan be Available Next Year?<\/p><\/div>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nEach year October 15 until December 7 is the window of opportunity to compare your current plan with other plans available. The plan you choose during annual enrollment becomes effective on January 1 of the following year. If you\u2019re happy with your plan and do nothing, the plan rolls over, unless it will be terminated.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nMany times, our family and friends have good intentions and will suggest a particular company or plan. This is not good advice for you. The reason is that your Medicare plan is all about you. Plans are based on several factors like your health, your meds, your doctors, and your lifestyle to name a few.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nThe best place to start is with the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC). Every year in September, Medicare plan recipients receive the ANOC. You can compare line item by line item your current plan\u2019s costs and benefits against next year\u2019s plan. You may need to seek other options if your plan cost has greatly increased, or benefits have changed. Some things to consider are the monthly premium, annual deductible, co-pays, and network. Review the ANOC carefully this year. It will state what next year\u2019s benefits will be or if your plan is being terminated.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nSeveral advantage plans and drug plans ARE terminating this year. What does this mean for you? You must choose another plan. AETNA is terminating two of its most popular advantage plans. UnitedHealthcare is terminating a couple of their advantage plans. WellCare drug plans have been a staple in the marketplace for the past couple of years. If you do not take medication or if your meds are tier one or tier two, WellCare was the most economical choice. However, WellCare and Mutual of Omaha are terminating their prescription drug plans.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nNow is also the time to do a personal inventory of your health needs. Do you have any specific healthcare needs that have changed? Have your medications, doctors, hospital, or pharmacy changed?\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\nSeek out to compare all your options in your service area. With all the turmoil this year with Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, make your appointment early. Don\u2019t wait until the last minute. Make sure you are using a broker who can help you review and compare all the plans and knows to help you make an educated decision. Call today and get your appointment on the calendar.\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<em>Bonnie Dobbs is a highly sought-after author, panelist, and speaker on Medicare, teaching thousands online, in print, and in person! The Founder of Insurance and Other Red Tape, Bonnie is a broker contracted with multiple insurance carriers and has a team of agents licensed in Georgia and many other states. Their services are always free. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insuranceandotherredtape.com\">www.insuranceandotherredtape.com<\/a><\/em>\r\n<h4><\/h4>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you or an aging loved one is considering <a href=\"\/senior-care-services\/in-home-care\"><em>Elder Care Services in Roswell GA,<\/em><\/a>\u202f please contact the caring staff at CaraVita Home Care today. <a href=\"tel:7706431712\"><em>(770) 643-1712<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Each year October 15 until December 7 is the window of opportunity to compare your current plan with other plans available.","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[76,68],"class_list":["post-3273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caravita-home-care-news","tag-caravita-home-care-news","tag-elder-care-roswell-ga"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elder Care: How Should I Prepare for Medicare Annual Enrollment?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elder Care: Each year October 15 until December 7 is the window of opportunity to compare your current plan with other plans available.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caravitahomecare.com\/how-should-i-prepare-for-medicare-annual-enrollment-will-my-plan-be-available-next-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elder Care Roswell GA - How Should I Prepare for Medicare Annual Enrollment? 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