In 2025 AEP, Seniors Who Don’t Compare Plans Risk Higher Costs, Coverage Disruptions

  • Oct 17, 2024

    Most Medicare beneficiaries do not compare their coverage options during open enrollment, according to a recent analysis from KFF. The Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year, is a critical time for beneficiaries to evaluate and select Medicare coverage that will best suit their needs. Yet researchers found that during the 2021 AEP, only 31% of Medicare beneficiaries reviewed their coverage options for the 2022 plan year. These findings highlight the need for greater consumer awareness and education, especially as significant plan revisions are expected for 2025. Read more
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  • Carina Belles

    Carina has been covering public-sector health care since 2018. As a data reporter for Radar on Medicare Advantage, she creates infographics and data stories on issues impacting Medicare, Medicaid and Part D. She also develops AIS Health Daily, a free daily newsletter that showcases AIS’s strong reporting across our four publications and parent company Norstella’s suite of market access and data solutions. Prior to joining the editorial team, she managed Medicare and Medicaid data for the Directory of Health Plans, AIS’s industry-standard health coverage database. She graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. in Journalism.

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