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Medicare Advantage Election and Disenrollment Periods

Last Updated : 10/03/2019 4 min read

Generally, you can only enroll in, switch, or disenroll from a Medicare Advantage plan during specific times of the year. Outside of when you first become eligible to enroll, and election periods that happen annually, your opportunities to make changes to...
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The Different Types of Medicare Advantage Plans

Last Updated : 09/15/2018 6 min read

There are many types of Medicare Advantage (also known as Medicare Part C) plans. Medicare Advantage plans provide an alternative way to receive your Original Medicare, Part A and Part B, benefits. With Medicare Part C, you get the same coverage as Original...
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What You Pay in a Medicare Advantage Plan

Last Updated : 11/27/2019 4 min read

Medicare Advantage plans frequently offer more benefits than Original Medicare and may have lower out-of-pocket costs. Your health insurance rate and out-of-pocket costs will depend on the particular Medicare Advantage plan you choose. Some plans charge...
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Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage)

Last Updated : 08/01/2019 4 min read

Medicare Part C is also known as the Medicare Advantage program. In this article, we describe Medicare Part C to make it easy to understand. Medicare Part C and the other parts of Medicare The traditional Medicare program is called Original Medicare. It's...
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