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Medicare Open Enrollment for 2027 Runs Through December 7
The window to switch drug plans or move between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage opens today.
Medicare's Open Enrollment period for 2027 coverage runs from October 15 through December 7. During it, people with Medicare can switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan or back, change Medicare Advantage plans, and join, switch or drop a Part D drug plan. Changes take effect January 1.
Plans change their premiums, deductibles, covered drugs and pharmacy networks every year, and your plan should have sent you an Annual Notice of Change. Read it: a drug that is covered this year may not be next year, or may move to a more expensive tier. If you do nothing, you are generally renewed into the same plan for 2027.
The Medicare Plan Finder on Medicare.gov compares plans using the drugs you actually take. Free, unbiased counseling is available through your state's State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Medicare's 2027 Part B premium and deductible have not been announced yet.
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