Medicare open enrollment begins next month

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Only 3 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries shop around during open enrollment

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Medicare open enrollment is October 15 to December 7, giving people with Medicare a chance to change plans.

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VERBATIM: That’s according to a 2022 analysis, which also shows that only 1 in 10 Medicare Advantage enrollees voluntarily switch plans. But a 2020 analysis of Medicare Advantage plan choices found that more than half of beneficiaries overspent by more than $1,000 due to poor plan selection.