1. Medicare Enrollment Window Opens Early
This Year.
Time once again to enroll for Medicare. This year, though, enrollment opens about a month
earlier than usual. Surveys show that many seniors don’t know this. Don’t miss the window!
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2.  Kaiser Health News reports a recent survey of seniors in Florida
in which nearly two thirds of those surveyed were unaware of
the change to the Medicare enrollment window this year. The
open enrollment period is now October 15 to December 7.
Failure to obtain the Medicare card by the end of open
enrollment can leave seniors in the predicament normally
suffered when it’s not obtained by January 1, which means that
being a creature of habit can be a problem this year – especially
if you also tend to leave things until the last minute!
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3.  Just remember to enroll for Medicare by Pearl Harbor Day (a
date most of those eligible for Medicare can easily keep in
mind) and you’ll be fine.
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4.  The earlier open enrollment window is one of several changes
to the program arising from the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA). The details of Medicare plans have
been changed, and the number of plans to choose from reduced.
The intent is to make selection of Medicare plans easier for
seniors or their caretakers. Just as with the open enrollment
date, many seniors leave the same Medicare plan in place year
after year out of habit. This is not a good year to do that!
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5.  Better to review the available plans carefully and be sure to pick
the plan that will work best for you (or the seniors in your care).
Picking the right plan for your expected expenses can save you
hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Because of this, seniors
concerned about New York asset protection and NY estate
planning should pay special attention to these changes to the
Medicare program.
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