Which statement describes a 'like' plan change?

Which statement describes a 'like' plan change?

• A. Switching from a Medicare Advantage plan to Original Medicare
• B. Enrolling in a different type of plan, such as MA to PDP
• C. Enrolling in a plan of the same type as the current plan (MA to MA)
• D. Cancelling enrollment with no plan

Answer: (C)

A like plan change is moving between plans within the same plan category. In Medicare, that means staying within the same type of plan—for example, switching from one Medicare Advantage plan to another Medicare Advantage plan. The idea is that you’re changing the specific plan while keeping the overall plan type the same, with benefits still governed under the Medicare Advantage framework. So the best choice is enrolling in a plan of the same type as the current plan, such as MA to MA. This maintains the same general structure and eligibility rules, even though the details (like network, premium, and drug coverage) may differ between plans. Switching to Original Medicare or to a standalone drug plan changes the plan type entirely, and canceling enrollment means you have no plan at all, which is not a plan change within the same category.

A like plan change is moving between plans within the same plan category. In Medicare, that means staying within the same type of plan—for example, switching from one Medicare Advantage plan to another Medicare Advantage plan. The idea is that you’re changing the specific plan while keeping the overall plan type the same, with benefits still governed under the Medicare Advantage framework.

So the best choice is enrolling in a plan of the same type as the current plan, such as MA to MA. This maintains the same general structure and eligibility rules, even though the details (like network, premium, and drug coverage) may differ between plans.

Switching to Original Medicare or to a standalone drug plan changes the plan type entirely, and canceling enrollment means you have no plan at all, which is not a plan change within the same category.