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7 Things You Can Do Now to Prepare for Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period

Despite what you might think – based on the year-round onslaught of Medicare commercials and the flyers arriving in the mail – you can’t just make changes to your Medicare coverage anytime you want.

Most people who want to make adjustments must wait for the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year. That’s when you can do things like:

  • Disenroll from Original Medicare and enroll in a Medicare

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