Deadline for Medicare enrollment extended to Jan. 7 for Guilford and other NC counties
People who want to sign up for Medicare for the year who haven't already done so should call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
This is an extension granted because of the impact of Hurricane Florence this fall.
The original open enrollment period for Medicare insurance and prescription benefits was from
Now, people who live in counties declared disaster zones for
The counties are:
Medicare is a federal health insurance program for people 65 and older, as well as some younger people with disabilities or permanent kidney failure.
On a separate, but similar note, there is also an "Exceptional Circumstances Special Enrollment Period" still going on for federal Affordable Care Act health insurance because of the
People who were unable to enroll for the Affordable Care Act due to power loss, inability to travel or inability to get help from an ACA Navigator because of the storm may apply for a special waiver to sign up now.
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"Please note that enrollees must first complete an application on the HealthCare.gov website," he wrote. "Even though they will receive a rejection notice because their application was completed after the
Federal caseworkers, he said, will determine whether each individual qualifies for the special enrollment opportunity on a case-by-case basis.
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