Coming Soon! Medicare Open Enrollment

Medicare health and drug plans can make changes each year—things like cost, coverage, and what providers and pharmacies are in their networks. You can change your Medicare health plan and/or Medicare drug coverage from October 15–December 7. Before the Medicare OEP, you'll get notices in the mail about changes to your coverage for the coming year. You should always review the materials you get from your plan, like the “Evidence of Coverage” (EOC) and “Annual Notice of Change” (ANOC). If your plan is changing, make sure it will still meet your needs for the next year. If you’re satisfied with your plan, you don’t need to do anything. For more information, call 1-800-MEDICARE or visit Medicare.gov.

“Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP)

Bootcamp 2022” Webinars

September 28–29 from 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET

Join us as we share Medicare updates and resources to help those who assist people with Medicare make informed decisions about their 2023 health care coverage.

Topics for each day:

Wednesday, September 28—Medicare Plan Finder basics, updates, and user tips, information about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, including details about new costs for insulin and vaccines in 2023, and Q&A.

To register for the September 28 webinar, visit CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/moodle/course/view.php?id=227

Thursday, September 29—Medicare OEP overview, general program and cost updates, OEP Media outreach campaigns, Call Center overview and activities, vaccination campaigns, State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) overview and OEP resources, and fraud awareness and prevention.

To register for the September 29 webinar, visit CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/moodle/course/view.php?id=228

These webinars will be recorded and posted to the National Training Program (NTP) website. To view the recordings, visit CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/?q=ntp-courses.

2022 NTP Virtual Workshop Recordings

Social Security (Recorded August 2, 2022)

Medicare Enrollment, Eligibility, Part A and Part B (Recorded August 3, 2022)

Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) (Recorded August 4, 2022)

Medicare Drug Coverage (Recorded August 9, 2022)

Medicare Advantage (Recorded August 10, 2022)

Preventing Medicare & Medicaid Fraud, Waste, & Abuse (Recorded August 11, 2022)

Coordination of Benefits (Recorded August 16, 2022)

Where Do I Find? (Online Resources) (Recorded August 17,2022)

Medicaid & the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (Recorded August 18, 2022)

Medicare Scenarios (Recorded on August 23, 2022)

CMS and SAMHSA: Federal Partners Addressing Behavioral Health (Recorded August 24, 2022)

Medicare Plan Finder (Recorded August 25, 2022)

Current Topics (Recorded August 30, 2022)

The Public Health Emergency (PHE) and CMS Programs (Recorded August 31, 2022)

Marketplace to Medicare: What You Can Expect (Recorded September 1, 2022)

Updated NTP Training Materials

PowerPoint: Medicare for People with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) (Spanish version)

PowerPoint: Medicare and Other Programs for People with Disabilities (Spanish version)

For all of our training materials, go to CMSnationaltrainingprogram.cms.gov/resources.

Did You Know?

September is Healthy Aging Month and raises awareness for older adults to stay healthy and independent as they age.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers prostate cancer screening for all men over 50 (beginning the day after your 50th birthday). For more information, visit Medicare.gov/coverage/prostate-cancer-screenings.html#1368.

Medicare.gov/care-compare makes it easy for you to find and compare health care providers, like hospitals, home health agencies, doctors, nursing homes and other health care services that accept Medicare.

You can find the latest news about Medicare by visiting the CMS Newsroom.