Kaiser Family Foundation organized a poll to point out the ignorance to health care existing in Elder Americans. 40 percent of them don’t know about the enrollment date for Medicare drug benefit. 50 percent of them are ignorant about the delay penalty.
When interviewers asked seniors when the deadline is, about 55 percent gave the right answer. However, 34 percent said they didn’t know. Six percent said there was no deadline. The remaining seniors gave later dates.
The fine is 1 percent of the average monthly premium counts for every month of delay. Who will miss the date won’t be able to sign up until the next enrollment period.
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