General Enrollment Period

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The General Enrollment Period is a specific annual window during which eligible individuals can sign up for Medicare Part B if they missed their initial enrollment opportunity.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Medicare enrollment period ⓘ
administeredBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ
affects Medicare beneficiaries who delayed Part B without qualifying coverage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GEP ⓘ
appliesTo Medicare Part A in certain cases ⓘ
Medicare Part B ⓘ
appliesToPopulation Medicare-eligible individuals ⓘ
communicationChannel Social Security Administration ⓘ
consequenceOfMissing possible gap in Medicare coverage ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
documentationRequired personal identification ⓘ
proof of eligibility for Medicare ⓘ
effectiveCoverageStart July 1 for enrollments made during the period (for many years prior to 2023) ⓘ
month after enrollment for enrollments made during the period (for 2023 and later rules) ⓘ
eligibilityCondition age 65 or older in most cases ⓘ
certain younger people with disabilities ⓘ
people with End-Stage Renal Disease in some cases ⓘ
enrollmentMethod in-person application at Social Security offices ⓘ
online application through Social Security ⓘ
phone application through Social Security ⓘ
excludes people who qualify for a Special Enrollment Period ⓘ
governsProgram Medicare ⓘ
hasEndDate March 31 ⓘ
hasEndMonth March ⓘ
hasRegulatoryUpdates Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services annual guidance ⓘ
hasStartDate January 1 ⓘ
hasStartMonth January ⓘ
languageUsedIn Medicare & You handbook ⓘ
legalBasis Title XVIII of the Social Security Act ⓘ
mayResultIn late enrollment penalty for Medicare Part B ⓘ
mentionedIn official Medicare.gov guidance ⓘ
notFor Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period ⓘ
Medicare Part D standalone prescription drug plans ⓘ
linked to: Medicare Part D
occurs annually ⓘ
penaltyCondition going 12 or more months without Part B when first eligible ⓘ
penaltyType Medicare Part B premium surcharge ⓘ
policyType federal health insurance policy rule ⓘ
purpose allow late enrollment in Medicare Part B ⓘ
provide another chance to enroll after missing the Initial Enrollment Period ⓘ
regulates timing of Medicare Part B enrollment ⓘ
relatedTo Initial Enrollment Period ⓘ
Special Enrollment Period ⓘ
scope Original Medicare enrollment timing ⓘ
timeZone United States federal program context ⓘ
usedBy individuals who are not eligible for a Special Enrollment Period ⓘ
individuals who missed their Initial Enrollment Period ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Medicare Part B → enrollmentPeriod → General Enrollment Period ⓘ
Special Enrollment Period (Medicare Part B) → relatedTo → General Enrollment Period for Medicare ⓘ
subject linked to: Special Enrollment Period
linked to: General Enrollment Period
Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period → relatedTo → Medicare General Enrollment Period ⓘ
linked to: General Enrollment Period
Medicare Annual Enrollment Period → relatedPeriod → Medicare General Enrollment Period ⓘ
subject linked to: AEP
linked to: General Enrollment Period
Initial Enrollment Period for Medicare → relatedPeriod → General Enrollment Period for Medicare ⓘ
linked to: General Enrollment Period