Emergencies and Major Disasters - Additional Opportunities to Join, Drop or Switch Medicare Health and Prescription Drug Plans & Other Guidance
Guidance for Special Enrollment Period. CMS will provide all beneficiaries affected by a weather related emergency or major disaster a SEP that gives them an additional opportunity to change their Medicare health and prescription drug plans in the event they were unable to make an election during another qualifying election period.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: September 29, 2017
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