Medicare 2024 Open Enrollment Guide

Medicare Enrollment Guide: 2024 Edition
By Paula Span
​Paula Span writes the biweekly New Old Age column.
​Published Nov. 20, 2022
​Updated Oct. 16, 2023
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Open enrollment for Medicare plans began on Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7. Here’s what older Americans need to know about shopping for health insurance.

A flood of television and radio ads, emailed promotions, texts and mailers serve as reminders, though not necessarily clarifying ones.
“It’s a very consequential decision, and the most important thing is to be informed,” said Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, an associate director at KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation, and a co-author of a recent literature review comparing Medicare Advantage, administered by private insurers, and traditional Medicare.
If you are navigating this decision for yourself or for a loved one, here are some important factors to consider. This guide, first published for last year’s enrollment period, has been updated for 2024.

www.nytimes.com/explain/2022/medicare-open-enrollment

David Karel
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