https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/ A Medicare Resource Exclusively for Those Turning 65 Wed, 13 May 2026 20:51:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-12100 Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:36:09 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-12100 […] people mistakenly think there is a Medigap “open enrollment” period each year. Open enrollment, however, is when you turn 65 or start on Medicare for the first […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-11741 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:49:38 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-11741 […] on Medicare Advantage and Part D, and those are the plans that utilize this annual election period (When is Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment?), beneficiaries who are on Original Medicare must also prepare for […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-11733 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:39:13 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-11733 […] you turn 65, you get a new open enrollment period, even if you already had Medicare due to disability. This is often the best time to shop again — […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-11726 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:51:29 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-11726 […] Medigap Later Can Be DifficultIn most states, you have a six-month Medigap open enrollment period when you first start Medicare Part B. During this time, you can buy any plan with no health […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-11470 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:08:57 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-11470 […] period during which you can select any plan from any insurer offering those plans in your state (When is Open Enrollment for Medigap?). After that initial period, you typically have to “qualify medically” in order to […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-411 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 19:03:55 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-411 […] Plan G and Plan N, another consideration that you must make is about the future. The initial open enrollment selection of a Medigap plan is not necessarily a “final” choice. You can always change […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-217 Wed, 16 May 2018 16:20:28 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-217 […] are renewed monthly. You do not have to do anything annually to renew them, and there is no annual open enrollment period for Medicare Supplement plans. They have the benefit of being “guaranteed renewable”.  It will […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-211 Fri, 11 May 2018 18:12:20 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-211 […] This is for Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolling for the first time in Parts A and B.  It covers a 7-month period, starting 3 months prior to the month in which you turn 65, including the month in which you turn 65; ending in 3 months following the month in which you turn 65. (Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment) […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-168 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:08:09 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-168 […] must go through medical underwriting unless you are enrolling during Medigap open enrollment (when you are first eligible for […]

]]> https://65medicare.org/medicare-supplement-open-enrollment/#comment-34 Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:13:06 +0000 https://65medicare.org/?p=794#comment-34 […] Open Enrollment for Medigap: This period allows you to buy any Medigap policy even if you have health problems, for the same price as someone in good health.  There is no medical underwriting. It lasts for 6 months beginning on the first day of the month that you are both age 65 and enrolled in Medicare Part B. There is NOT an annual open enrollment period for Medigap plans (When is Medigap Open Enrollment?). […]

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