​Special Enrollment Periods - SEP
In most cases, you must stay enrolled for the calendar year starting the date your coverage begins. However, in certain situations, you may be able to join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage Plan during a Special Enrollment Period. SEP changes are allowed once per quarter during the calendar year.
Some examples are:
• You move out of your plan’s service area.
• You have (or lose) Medicaid-ALTCS / AHCCCS
• You qualify for (or lose) Extra Help.
• You live in an institution (like a nursing home).

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Your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) is 7 months long. It includes your birthday month plus the 3 months before and the 3 months after. Your IEP begins and ends one month earlier if your birthday is on the first of the month. If you become eligible for Medicare due to disability, your 7-month IEP includes the month you receive your 25th disability check plus the 3 months before and the 3 months after.

You may enroll in Part A, Part B or both. If you enroll in both Part A and Part B, you may choose to join a Medicare Advantage plan (Part C). You may join a Part D plan if you enroll in Part A, Part B or both.

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If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan on January 1, you can make one coverage change between January 1 and March 31. You may switch to a different Medicare Advantage plan or return to Original Medicare. If you go back to Original Medicare, you may also enroll in a Part D plan during this time.
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Medicare Annual Enrollment is October 15 to December 7. During this time, you can join, switch or drop a Medicare Advantage plan or a prescription drug plan.

​You will automatically go back to Original Medicare if you drop a Medicare Advantage plan, and you will lose drug coverage if it was included with your plan. You may replace it with a standalone prescription drug plan at this time without penalty. A penalty may apply if you drop drug coverage and decide to get it again later.

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