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Medicare Changes in Minnesota; 400,000 Seniors Are Losing Their 'Medicare Cost' Plan
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(OPEN):
DUE TO A CHANGE IN FEDERAL LAW,
"MEDICARE COST"-PLANS WON'T BE AVAILABLE, FOR 2019, IN MOST
MINNESOTA-COUNTIES--AFFECTING MORE THAN 400-THOUSAND SENIORS. DOCTOR DAN TRAJANO
["TRAH-HAH-NO"], OF "BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF
MINNESOTA", EXPLAINS HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS CHANGE...
(TRAJANO):
"THOSE WHO LIVE WHERE
'COST'-PLANS ARE ENDING MAY HAVE THEIR INSURER AUTOMATICALLY ENROLL THEM INTO ANOTHER
'MEDICARE'-PLAN THAT SHOULD HAVE SIMILAR BENEFITS. HOWEVER, THEY CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO ENROLL IN A DIFFERENT PLAN, DURING THE
'ANNUAL ELECTION-PERIOD'--FROM OCTOBER 15TH THROUGH DECEMBER 7TH. MINNESOTANS WHO ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED INTO A SIMILAR PLAN
DON'T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION--UNLESS THEY WANT TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT ONE.
EITHER WAY, THEIR CURRENT PLAN'S BENEFITS WILL STILL COVER THEM, THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR.
AND, 'COST'-PLANS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE IN 21 COUNTIES--LARGELY IN THE NORTHEAST."
(CLOSE):
MORE INFORMATION--INCLUDING A FULL LIST OF AFFECTED
COUNTIES--IS AVAILABLE AT "BLUE-CROSS-M-N"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"MEDICARE-CHANGES".
THAT'S
"BLUE-CROSS-M-N"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"MEDICARE-CHANGES".
