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Special circumstances (Special Enrollment Periods)
You can make changes to your Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug coverage when certain
events happen in your life, like if you move or you lose other insurance coverage. These chances to make
changes are called Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs). Rules about when you can make changes and the type of
changes you can make are different for each SEP.
You change where you live
I moved to a new address that isn't in my plan's service area.
What can I do?
Switch to a new Medicare Advantage Plan or Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
Note
If you’re in a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan and you move outside your plan’s service area,
you can also choose to return to Original Medicare. If you don’t enroll in a new MA Plan during
the time explained below, you’ll be enrolled in Original Medicare when you’re disenrolled from
your old Medicare Advantage Plan.
When?
If you tell your plan before you move, your chance to switch plans begins the month before the month you
move and continues for 2 full months after you move.
If you tell your plan after you move, your chance to switch plans begins the month you tell your plan, plus 2
more full months.
I moved to a new address that’s still in my plan's service area, but I have new plan options in my new
location.
I moved back to the U.S. after living outside the country.
I just moved into, currently live in, or just moved out of an institution (like a skilled nursing facility or
long-term care hospital).
I'm released from jail.
You lose your current coverage
I'm no longer eligible for Medicaid.
I left coverage from my employer or union (including COBRA coverage).
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