Test Yourself
The Medicare Enrollment Periods Quiz
Here's a fair question: most people are sure they know the Medicare enrollment deadlines — right up until one of them quietly costs them money. So let's find out. Six quick questions. No grade goes on your record, but the ones you miss are exactly where the expensive mistakes hide.
1. Your Initial Enrollment Period around your 65th birthday lasts how long?
2. When is the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), when anyone with Medicare can change plans?
3. The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (January 1 – March 31) lets you…
4. Which of these can trigger a Special Enrollment Period?
5. If you delay Part B without other qualifying coverage, the late penalty generally…
6. Your Medigap Open Enrollment Period — the best time to buy a supplement with no health questions — begins when?
Answer all 6 questions to see your score (0/6 done).
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Required disclosures
This quiz is for general education only and is not insurance, medical, or enrollment advice. We are not connected with or endorsed by the United States government or the federal Medicare program.
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