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Health Line
a day ago
- Business
- Health Line
What Are the 3 Enrollment Periods for Medicare?
Medicare has an initial enrollment period around your birth month, open enrollment toward the end of the year, and special enrollment periods that vary depending on your circumstances. Medicare enrollment periods happen at the same time each year and allow multiple opportunities to evaluate your healthcare coverage. Depending on your circumstances, you may need to enroll during a specific enrollment period. Medicare open enrollment period (OEP) Medicare's open enrollment period (OEP) runs from October 15 to December 7 each year. During open enrollment, you can change coverage within Medicare. For example, you can: When do OEP changes take effect? If you change your Medicare coverage during the annual open enrollment, your old coverage will end, and your new coverage will start on January 1 of the following year. This means that if you made a change on November 3, 2025, it will take effect on January 1, 2026. Medicare special enrollment period (SEP) If you miss the 7-month window of your IEP, you may have an opportunity to sign up for Medicare during a special enrollment period (SEP). You may be eligible for a SEP in the following instances. You have alternative insurance that will soon end If you have group health insurance through an employer or union, COBRA, Medicaid, or other insurance that will soon end, this allows you to sign up anytime outside of your IEP. You can sign up for: Original Medicare Medicare Advantage Part D prescription drug plans You will have 2 to 3 months from the time your coverage ends to enroll in a new plan. But the exact timeframe will depend on your exact situation. You change address If you move state, move back to the United States after being abroad for a period of time, were incarcerated, or move out of a nursing home or rehabilitation facility, you may be able to: enroll in Original Medicare switch to a new Medicare Advantage plan that's available in your area switch back to Original Medicare from Medicare Advantage join a Part D prescription drug plan You'll have around 2 months to enroll or make plan changes. But the exact time will depend on your individual circumstances. Your plan's Medicare contract changes or ends There are instances where your plan may become unavailable. This could be for various reasons, each with its own rules: Medicare imposes a sanction on a plan: In this instance, you can switch plans from the time the sanction is imposed until it's removed. The state takes over the plan for financial reasons: You can switch plans from when the state takes over until they hand it back to the company. The plan's Medicare contract ends: Your opportunity to switch starts 2 months before the plan's Medicare contract ends, and ends 1 full month later. The plan's contract is not renewed: In this instance, you can enroll in a new plan between December 8 and the last day of February. Other circumstances may entitle you to a SEP, so it's important to contact Medicare or your plan provider if you have any enrollment questions. Medicare general enrollment period (GEP) This period runs from January 1 to March 31 each year. Your coverage starts the month after you sign up. But if you're not eligible for a SEP, you might pay a monthly late enrollment penalty. If you already have a Medicare Advantage plan, this period is also known as the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. You can: switch to another Medicare Advantage Plan leave a Medicare Advantage Plan to return to Original Medicare (In this instance, you'll also be able to join a separate Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.) Exceptions to initial enrollment periods People with specific disabilities can enroll in Medicare, even if they're under age 65. If you're eligible for Medicare because you have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), you'll be automatically enrolled the first month you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). If you have end stage renal disease (ESRD), your Medicare coverage usually begins after 3 months of dialysis, though you may have to complete forms to enroll. If you have another disability and receive SSDI, you'll be automatically enrolled after 24 months. The bottom line There are three main Medicare sign-up periods: IEP: The IEP is a 7-month period beginning 3 months before your 65th birthday month and including your 65th birthday month through 3 months after your 65th birthday month. OEP: This occurs from October 15 through December 7 each year for people needing to change coverage within Medicare. GEP or Medicare Advantage open enrollment period: This runs from January 1 through March 31 every year for people who missed their IEP. Late enrollment penalties may apply if you don't qualify for a SEP. This period is also for those who want to switch or leave their Medicare Advantage plan. A SEP is also available, but the timings of these will vary based on your circumstances, such as employer-based group health plans ending or returning to the U.S. from overseas. You can apply for Medicare during one of these windows.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Watch: Third 'Knives Out' movie to premiere on Netflix Dec. 12
June 1 (UPI) -- Netflix has announced its third Knives Out movie -- Wake Up Dead Man -- is to premiere on the streaming platform Dec. 12. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the mystery stars Daniel Craig as the brilliant private detective Benoit Blanc. The cast also includes Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis. The film is a threequel that follows 2019's Knives Out and 2021's Glass Onion.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Call me Benoit Blanc because I have just solved the cryptic teaser for Netflix's upcoming movie Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Knives Out has dropped a rather mysterious teaser for its upcoming instalment, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and I think I know what it means. The new cryptic teaser, posted on Wake Up Dead Man's official Twitter page, pans up an old church while its bells toll in the background. But it's not the video that's the most interesting thing; it's the caption, which reads, "The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures." That quote is from the bible, Proverbs 12:12. Although the words may tease the movie's plot, I think 12:12 could well be the movie's release date, December 12, 2025, which just so happens to be a Friday. Plus, we know that Wake Up Dead Man might be getting a theatrical release just like its predecessor, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, did. And what day do movies tend to release in theaters? That's right, on a Friday. Could Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery be hitting theaters this December? I think so. Check out the post below. Aside from teasing the date, the quote is important too. Proverbs 12:12 suggests that wicked people are never content with what they have and are often jealous of other evil people for their possessions. We all know that the Knives Out franchise loves to give its rich and entitled characters their just desserts, so Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc facing up to some more wealthy wrong-doers in Wake Up Dead Man wouldn't be too out of the ordinary. As for the video, we already had an idea that Wake Up Dead Man would be set somewhat in a church, as the movie's first look, which you can see below, shows Craig and newcomer Josh O'Connor standing inside a church. However, the new look at the building from the outside suggests the third movie could well be set in England. But this is not a huge shock as production did take place in the UK last year. Netflix is keeping its cards pretty close to its chest in terms of what Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will entail. The movie's logline simply reads, "Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet," which gives nothing away other than that Craig's detective is returning. Let's hope that the movie drops more cryptic clues ready for us to crack. Directed by Rian Johnson, the movie also stars Challengers' O'Connor, Pricilla's Cailee Spaney, Scandal's Kerry Washington, and Fatal Attraction's Glenn Close. Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery are both available to watch on Netflix. For more, check out our list of the best Netflix movies, or keep up to date with the most exciting upcoming movies in 2025.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Last Jedi director's Knives Out 3 gets cryptic first teaser at Netflix Tudum – and finally confirms a release date
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Daniel Craig's well-dressed detective Benoit Blanc returns in an exclusive sneak peek for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - that confirms the long-awaited movie's release date. In the very brief clip, which can be viewed below, Benoit is wearing quite the wig... while a haunting song plays over a montage of clips that see the A-list cast looking rather somber. The clip also reveals the release date, which is set for December 12 (just as we predicted). The threequel, which will once again see Blanc try to solve a head-scratchingly twisty whodunnit, is set to be another star-studded affair. Jeremy Renner, Josh O'Connor, Kerry Washington, Thomas Haden Church, Daryl McCormack, Cailee Spaeny, Josh Brolin, Andrew Scott, Mila Kunis, and Glenn Close make up the ensemble cast – and now we finally know who everyone is playing... Last time we saw Blanc, he was flexing his sleuthing chops in 2022's Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, where he and several others were invited to the secluded Greek island of tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton). When one of the guests winds up dead, Blanc must identify the killer before it's too late. Before Glass Onion was made available to Netflix subscribers on December 23, it indulged in a limited one-week release in select cinemas back in late November. "I want this in as many theaters for as long as possible," Johnson previously said of Wake Up Dead Man in an interview with Business Insider. "We're going to push for everything we can get in terms of theatrical because I want as many people as possible to see it in that form." Despite its brief big-screen run, Glass Onion pulled in a respectable $15 million at the global box office. While we wait for the release of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies in 2024 and beyond, or, skip right to the good stuff with our list of movie release dates.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The impossible crime': ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' sets release date — watch a sneak peek
Wake up! Because there's finally a release date for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The third film in Rian Johnson's murder-mystery franchise will premiere on Dec. 12, Netflix announced its Tudum 2025 event on Saturday, along with a sneak peek of the film. The premiere date was teased earlier in the week on the film's X page with a 12-second clip of a spooky church and the caption, "The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures." The quote is a biblical passage from Proverbs 12:12, leading fans and online sleuths to surmise Wake Up Dead Man's release date would be Dec. 12. Benoit Blanc would be proud. More from GoldDerby 'Squid Game' Season 3 trailer drops, teases tragic endgame: Everything to know about the final season of Netflix's biggest show Comedians get serious: how the personal lives, loss and growth shaped their game-changing Netflix specials 'Your Friends and Neighbors' star Lena Hall on her emotionally raw Hole cover in the season finale: 'This is what I do' The minute-long preview, set to the old bluegrass tune "O Death" by Ralph Stanley, features glimpses of that same church and its cemetery along with quick shots of the new cast, with a voiceover from Daniel Craig's detective: "The impossible crime. For a man of reason, this is the Holy Grail. This was dressed as a miracle, but it's just a murder. And I solve murders." Written and directed by Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man will find Craig reprising his Golden Globe-nominated role as Benoit Blanc, whose new case takes him to church. Precious little has been revealed about the film, but new cast member Josh O'Connor plays a priest. Other new cast members include Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner (hopefully he brings his hot sauce), Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. Johnson received a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for 2019's Knives Out and a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination for the 2022 sequel Glass Onion: A Knives Out Sequel. Best of GoldDerby Liam Neeson movies: 12 greatest films ranked worst to best Paul Giamatti movies: 16 greatest films ranked worst to best Tony Curtis movies: 15 greatest films ranked worst to best Click here to read the full article.
