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Your Medicare Timeline

Key dates and enrollment periods you need to know

Important Medicare Enrollment Periods

Initial Enrollment Period (IEP)

When: 7 months (3 months before, month of, and 3 months after your 65th birthday)

What: First time you can enroll in Medicare Parts A and B

Annual Enrollment Period (AEP)

When: October 15 – December 7 each year

What: Change Medicare Advantage or Part D plans

Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment

When: January 1 – March 31 each year

What: Switch Medicare Advantage plans or return to Original Medicare

Special Enrollment Period (SEP)

When: Varies based on qualifying life events

What: Enroll or change plans outside normal periods