Medicare Open Enrollment 2024 Part B. Medicare’s open enrollment period, known as the “medicare advantage and prescription drug plan annual election period,” “annual enrollment period” or “aep,” takes place each year from oct. To join a medicare advantage plan (part c), you need both part a and part b.
Generally, you can join a medicare advantage plan (with or without drug coverage) or medicare drug plan, or switch to another plan. Many people also sign up for part b when enrolling in part a, although some people with private healthcare coverage do not need to enroll in part a.
