Medicare Nation

    Welcome Medicare Nation! I have some alerts for your today for some important changes to Medicare that are going on right now. I want you to know if you are affected, and what you need to do to make sure you have coverage. There are 2 main topics we need to discuss today:   Dis-Enrolling from Medicare Advantage Plan Cigna Suspension       Jan 1- Feb 14 - the period in which you can dis-enroll from your Medicare Advantage plan - if you don’t like it.   You cannot then switch to another Medicare Advantage Plan during this period You would only be able to go back to original Medicare when you disenroll You would have Part A and Part B This means you have deductibles and co-insurance There is no network - any provider contracted with Medicare will work for you Part B deductibles are either $104.90 or $121.80, depending on your situation Part A deductibles are $1288 for each new occurrence during the coverage period First 60 days you are covered by the deductible Day 61-90 you pay co-insurance of $322/day D