Question: I signed-up for a 2025 Medicare Advantage plan during the October 15 - December 7, 2024 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period. What can I do next year if I don’t like the Advantage plan I enrolled in?
Answer: You will be allowed to change Advantage plans or return to original Medicare during next year’s Advantage Plan Open Enrollment Period between January 1 - March 31, 2025.
Also, there may be various Special Enrollment Periods next year that would allow you to change or terminate your Advantage plan mid-year if certain circumstances occur, such as, you move out of your Advantage plan’s coverage area or you become eligible for Medicaid or become a resident in a long-term medical care facility.
Otherwise, you would need to stay enrolled in your Advantage plan throughout 2025; but you could change or terminate your Advantage plan during next year’s Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 - December 7, 2025). Your new coverage then would start 1/1/26.