Here is a concise summary of what the Health Care Reform Law means for Medicare and Medicare Advantage.  A change I haven’t mentioned previously concerns the time period for changing Medicare Advantage plans, which is currently allowed between November 15th and December 31st (with a focus on Part D) and January 1st to March 31st. 

Starting in 2011, people will get one period to change their Medicare Advantage plan or Part D plan between October 15th and December 7th. 

Medicare Advantage enrollees will be allowed to disenroll from their Advantage plan and go back to Medicare between January 1 and February 15th.  During this period, they would be allowed to enroll in a stand-alone Part D plan to replace the plan that was included in their Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD).

Here is the link to the very concise summary of changes for Medicare and Medicare Advantage:

http://www.medicarerights.org/pdf/Side-by-Side-Comparison-of-Health-Reform-Bills-Impact-on-Medicare-March2010.pdf

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