Medicare 123

Growing old can have it's plus and minus. Many like me think retirement, for others is time to enjoy the grand kids or maybe traveling. However, in the United States individulas who become of age have medicare benefits to worry about. Up until i started working in the health care field i had the faintest idea of when, who, how, and all those questions you might have in mind. I was sure that when the day came, i would be allright....was i wrong. On a daily basis i speak to at least 50 or more seniors from all over the continental USA. Also, i assist license agents who sell health care plans to people, i am not a license agent. My job is to receive calls from agents that want to know about status of applications they have submitted, commissions issues, prospects that call to provide information missed/needed, or simply because they were transferred by customer service to the wrong number/department. My function is pre-enrollment and as such, the first 90 days i can assist with anything that might be needed by the member/agent in order to succesfully stay in the plan. I think this post is going to require more than one part to it, so let me start with:
Enrollment Calendar for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans(MAPD)
Initial Receipt Date Effective
December 31 January 1
January 31 February 1
February 28 March 1
March 31 April 1