Some Medicare recipients could see Plan B premiums rise 52%

Marketwatch reports:

Medicare open enrollment rolls around every fall, as predictable as pumpkin spice lattes and changing foliage.

And while reviewing your health insurance options may be harder than raking wet leaves, neglecting to do so could cost you.

Open enrollment runs through Dec. 7. During this time, beneficiaries can pick a new Medicare Part D drug plan, a new Medicare Advantage plan, or switch from original Medicare (coverage managed by the federal government) into a Medicare Advantage plan (coverage managed by private health plans that contract with Medicare) or vice versa.

Medicare supplement plans, also known as Medigap plans, operate under different rules and are not included in open enrollment.

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