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New Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for Extra Help and Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries.
If you have Medicare, Medicaid, and a Medicaid Managed Care Plan. you may be able to:
- Switch to a Dual Special Needs Medicare Advantage Plan (D-SNP), once a month.
- The Dual Special Needs Plan must be the same company as your Medicaid Managed Care Plan.
- If you switch to a different D-SNP, your Medicaid plan will automatically change to the “aligned" plan.
- If you are staying with Original Medicare and a standalone Part D plan, the below rules apply to you.
If you have Extra Help only, you may:
- Switch to a different Medicare standalone Part D plan once a month.
- If you are in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to Original Medicare and a standalone Part D plan.
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You may not switch to another Medicare Advantage Plan.
Note: This SEP replaces the Quarterly Special Enrollment Period of previous years. Call VICAP for more information about your options to switch plans.
All beneficiaries who are currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan: You still have time to switch to another Medicare Advantage Plan during the yearly Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period; January 1-March 31. You can only switch one time during this period.
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