(2017) Events That Guarantee Your Right To Buy Medicare Supplement Insurance, January 2017. Commerce, Department of
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Abstract
You have a six-month open enrollment period when you are enrolled in Medicare Part B for the first time at age 65 or older. The six-month period begins the date your Medicare Part B begins. During your open enrollment period: • You cannot be turned down for any plan (A-L) being sold in Iowa. • You cannot be charged a higher premium based on your health. • You will not have a waiting period before benefits are paid for pre-existing health conditions IF you had previous health insurance coverage, AND you apply within 63 days of the end of previous health insurance, AND you were covered for at least 6 months under that health plan.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | Insurance, Finance, Senior Health, Retirement, Medicare |
| Subjects: | Health and medicine > Healthcare Business and industry > Insurance > Health insurance and health care coverage Business and industry > Insurance |
| ID Code: | 23424 |
| Deposited By: | Margaret Barr |
| Deposited On: | 16 Feb 2017 17:08 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2017 17:08 |
| URI: | https://pubdev.silo.lib.ia.us/id/eprint/23424 |