Medicare Enrollment Deadline extended until Dec. 31

[Tscholar]

Not sure if this already out there, but I just found this out:

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing equitable relief to individuals who could not submit premium-Part A or Part B enrollment or disenrollment requests timely due to challenges contacting us by phone. This relief applies to the 2022 General Enrollment Period, Initial Enrollment Period, and Special Enrollment Period.

If you were unable to enroll or disenroll in Medicare because you could not reach us by phone after January 1, 2022, you will be granted additional time, through December 30, 2022.

 

[sunny1ib]

True. Thanks Tscholar for bringing it to everyone's attention!!

PolicyNet/Instructions Updates/EM-22020 REV: Limited Availability of Equitable Relief - Medicare Enrollment/Disenrollment for Beneficiaries Unable to Contact SSA’s National 800 Network Number (N8NN) or Field Office (FO) General Inquiry (GI) Lines is the link. For those who can't access the link, I attached a copy of the reference document below.

It appears that the equitable relief should be used "sparingly"

 

[j41nyc59]

Thanks for the heads up