Enrollment Period ends for beneficiaries whose plan left the area

February 28, 2011 marked the end of the Enrollment Period granted by CMS for those Medicare Beneficiaries who lost their coverage due to their plan leaving the area.  On February 7 CMS sent out a notice saying they were extending the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for individuals affected by Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan (PDP) non-renewals (NRs) or service area reductions (SARs) to February 28, 2011 from the original end date of January 31, 2011.

Hopefully, everyone was able to make the necessary changes to their Medicare coverage as only the standard Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) remain for those needing to make a change to their Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (MAPDs) and Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs)