Frequently Asked Questions about Medicare Plan Disenrollment

Aug, 02 2023 — You can drop, disenroll, or cancel your Medicare Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan coverage during the annual Open Enrollment Period - or a Special Enrollment Period - or you can be involuntarily disenrolled from your plan.

Apr, 01 2023 — In general, if you were involuntarily disenrolled from your Medicare Part D plan for not paying your monthly premiums, you must show that your failure to make timely premium payments was due to uniqu . . .

Apr, 09 2023 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have implemented safe-guards to protect Medicare beneficiaries who inadvertently missed a Medicare Part D premium payment and require Medicare p . . .

Jul, 10 2023 — No.  You do not need to cancel or disenroll from your existing Medicare Part D plan before enrolling in a new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. When you change Medicare Part D prescripti . . .

Jul, 07 2023 — The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) is another enrollment period allowing people currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD or MA) an opportunity to change Medicare Advan . . .

Aug, 14 2023 — The easiest way to disenroll or cancel your Medicare Part D plan is to call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227.  You will need to have your Medicare ID [MBI] number from your Medicare card. You can a . . .

Nov, 25 2022 — If you have disenrolled from your Medicare Part D plan (or Medicare Advantage plan) for next year and are still within the annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP - running each year from October 15th thro . . .

Jan, 23 2023 — Yes.  The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) runs from January 1st through March 31st.  During the MA-OEP, you are allowed to drop your Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD or MA), . . .

Jul, 08 2023 — If you lose your Medicare Part D coverage or are involuntarily disenrolled from your Medicare plan: You may no longer have any prescription drug coverage until you join another Medicare plan - . . .

Jul, 08 2023 — Yes.  As noted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan can disenroll a plan member for non-payment of premiums after proper notice an . . .

May, 31 2023 — Maybe.  If a person is disenrolled from their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan for failure to pay their monthly premiums and wants to re-enroll in their Medicare Part D plan So yes, . . .

Aug, 19 2023 — If a person stops paying their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan's monthly premium, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allows the Medicare plan to disenroll the member from . . .

May, 05 2023 — Your Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) or Medicare Advantage plan (MA, MAPD, or SNP) coverage can be cancelled because of changes to the Medicare plan or because of something that you have . . .

Aug, 08 2023 — Yes.  If you are a Medicare beneficiary who earns a higher income, you can be assessed both a Medicare Part D and a Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) that must be . . .

Jul, 10 2023 — Maybe.  However, reinstatement into a Medicare plan after member-initiated disenrollment is only allowed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in very limited situations. The . . .

Jul, 10 2023 — If you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (MA or MAPD) or Medicare Part D plan (PDP) that is no longer offered next year (and you are not automatically "crosswalked" or transferred to another M . . .

Nov, 05 2022 — Contact your Medicare plan immediately.  A Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan can “involuntarily" disenroll you from the plan if you fail to pay your monthly premiums - and once . . .

Aug, 19 2023 — Yes. You are permitted to disenroll from your Medicare Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan during the Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) -- October 15th through December 7th -- or outside the AEP . . .

Aug, 19 2023 — Your Medicare plan can disenroll you from the Medicare plan, send your unpaid balance to a debt collection agency, require you to pay unpaid premiums if you ever wish to rejoin the plan, and you may also incur a late-enrollment penalty if you rejoin any Medicare drug plan

Jul, 13 2023 — No.  After disenrollment, paying your past unpaid premiums will not get you automatically reinstated back into your Medicare drug plan. Instead, you will need a valid enrollment period to rejo . . .

Aug, 19 2023 — Yes. You are permitted to disenroll from your Medicare Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan during the Annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP) -- October 15th through December 7th -- or outside the AEP . . .

Aug, 19 2023 — Your Medicare plan can disenroll you from the Medicare plan, send your unpaid balance to a debt collection agency, require you to pay unpaid premiums if you ever wish to rejoin the plan, and you may also incur a late-enrollment penalty if you rejoin any Medicare drug plan

Aug, 19 2023 — If a person stops paying their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan's monthly premium, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allows the Medicare plan to disenroll the member from . . .

Aug, 14 2023 — The easiest way to disenroll or cancel your Medicare Part D plan is to call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227.  You will need to have your Medicare ID [MBI] number from your Medicare card. You can a . . .

Aug, 08 2023 — Yes.  If you are a Medicare beneficiary who earns a higher income, you can be assessed both a Medicare Part D and a Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) that must be . . .

Aug, 02 2023 — You can drop, disenroll, or cancel your Medicare Part D plan or Medicare Advantage plan coverage during the annual Open Enrollment Period - or a Special Enrollment Period - or you can be involuntarily disenrolled from your plan.

Jul, 13 2023 — No.  After disenrollment, paying your past unpaid premiums will not get you automatically reinstated back into your Medicare drug plan. Instead, you will need a valid enrollment period to rejo . . .

Jul, 10 2023 — No.  You do not need to cancel or disenroll from your existing Medicare Part D plan before enrolling in a new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. When you change Medicare Part D prescripti . . .

Jul, 10 2023 — If you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (MA or MAPD) or Medicare Part D plan (PDP) that is no longer offered next year (and you are not automatically "crosswalked" or transferred to another M . . .

Jul, 10 2023 — Maybe.  However, reinstatement into a Medicare plan after member-initiated disenrollment is only allowed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in very limited situations. The . . .

Jul, 08 2023 — Yes.  As noted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan can disenroll a plan member for non-payment of premiums after proper notice an . . .

Jul, 08 2023 — If you lose your Medicare Part D coverage or are involuntarily disenrolled from your Medicare plan: You may no longer have any prescription drug coverage until you join another Medicare plan - . . .

Jul, 07 2023 — The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) is another enrollment period allowing people currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD or MA) an opportunity to change Medicare Advan . . .

May, 31 2023 — Maybe.  If a person is disenrolled from their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan for failure to pay their monthly premiums and wants to re-enroll in their Medicare Part D plan So yes, . . .

May, 05 2023 — Your Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) or Medicare Advantage plan (MA, MAPD, or SNP) coverage can be cancelled because of changes to the Medicare plan or because of something that you have . . .

Apr, 09 2023 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have implemented safe-guards to protect Medicare beneficiaries who inadvertently missed a Medicare Part D premium payment and require Medicare p . . .

Apr, 01 2023 — In general, if you were involuntarily disenrolled from your Medicare Part D plan for not paying your monthly premiums, you must show that your failure to make timely premium payments was due to uniqu . . .

Jan, 23 2023 — Yes.  The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) runs from January 1st through March 31st.  During the MA-OEP, you are allowed to drop your Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD or MA), . . .

Nov, 25 2022 — If you have disenrolled from your Medicare Part D plan (or Medicare Advantage plan) for next year and are still within the annual Open Enrollment Period (AEP - running each year from October 15th thro . . .

Nov, 05 2022 — Contact your Medicare plan immediately.  A Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan can “involuntarily" disenroll you from the plan if you fail to pay your monthly premiums - and once . . .