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☆ Column: US Medicare drug negotiations a good start on bringing down healthcare costs
  + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Mark Miller | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
And in 2025, a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket costs for drugs under Medicare Part D takes effect. But drug costs are just one aspect of the healthcare cost problems confronting seniors. Inadequate protection from out-of-pocket costs across the Medicare program also poses a threat. Enrollees in fee-for-service Medicare can appeal direct to Medicare; in Medicare Advantage, the appeal process begins with your specific insurer. She also recommends that enrollees review their monthly statements that explain what healthcare services have been covered.
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☆ Before you enroll in Medicare, what to know about new rules that eliminate coverage gaps
  + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Sarah O'Brien | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Shapecharge | E+ | Getty ImagesSignup rules for Medicare can be trickyMedicare's enrollment rules can be confusing. watch nowInitial enrollment period gap is eliminatedYour initial enrollment period starts three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months after it (seven months total). In the past, some beneficiaries waited up to three months for coverage to take effect. If you enroll before the month you turn 65, coverage starts the first of your birthday month (that hasn't changed). Additionally, beneficiaries who qualify for the special enrollment period will not face Part B late enrollment penalties.
☆ New Medicare enrollment rules that eliminate coverage gaps take effect in 2023. Here's what you need to know
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Sarah O'Brien | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
That's poised to change: Beginning next year, current months-long delays in certain Medicare enrollment situations will be eliminated. Additionally, would-be beneficiaries who missed signing up when they were supposed to due to "exceptional circumstances" may qualify for a special enrollment period. Signup rules for Medicare can be confusingMedicare's enrollment rules can be confusing at best and costly at worst, experts say. One change applies to initial enrollment periodsYour initial enrollment period, as it's called, starts three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months after it (seven months total). Additionally, beneficiaries who qualify for the special enrollment period will not face Part B late enrollment penalties.
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