Volume 33 | January 11, 2021
The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MA-OEP) is another enrollment period allowing people currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan (MAPD or MA) an opportunity to change Medicare Advantage plans - or drop their Medicare Advantage plan, return to original Medicare Part A and Part B coverage, and join a stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP).

Reminders about MA-OEP:
  • Begins on January 1st and continue through March 31st - with new plan coverage beginning on the first day of the month after enrollment.
  • Is only available to people already enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.
  • You cannot use the MA-OEP if you are enrolled in a stand-along Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP), but you may be able to use a Special Enrollment Period to change your PDP coverage.
  • Provides one additional chance to change your Medicare Advantage plan enrollment outside of the annual Open Enrollment Period (that starts on October 15th and continues through December 7th).
A note from Devoted regarding DSNP plan changes being done through Telesales

"As you know in several counties we adjusted our DSNP plan to include SLMB and QMB. You may have some of your members calling you to let you know that Devoted is reaching out to them to change them from the Prime plan to the DSNP plan. Yes this is correct we are switching them over. We want to reiterate that we DO NOT change the AOR with a plan change. You will continue to receive your renewals and retain the member. It is more productive for you to focus on building new members vs spending time completing plan changes on current members. However, if the Telesales agent does the HRA, they will get the bonus for that. Happy selling for OEP and let's get those Devoted applications rolling in."

If you have any questions please contact MCC or your local Devoted Sales Manager.
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7 Foods With More Sugar Than You Think

"Sugar is all around you. It’s in your cabinets. In your fridge. And, of course, given the pint of Ben & Jerry’s, in your freezer too.

But consuming excessive added sugars is detrimental to your health. In a study published in April 2014 in JAMA Internal Medicine, adults who consumed 10 to 24 percent of their calories from added sugar (between 200 and 480 calories in a 2,000-calorie diet) had a 30 percent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared with those who keep their consumption to less than 10 percent. Eat 25 percent or more of your calories from added sugar (500 calories) and that number jumps to nearly three times the risk. Here are seven common foods that are secret sugar bombs."**
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