Most people let their Medicare plan auto-renew without a second thought.
But every year we sit down with Houston clients who are overpaying, have
lost coverage for their doctors, or are paying too much for prescriptions
β simply because they never reviewed their plan. Here's why this year
should be different.
Medicare's Annual Enrollment Period opens October 15 and closes December 7
β and it's the one time each year when you can make changes to your Medicare
coverage without a qualifying life event. Here's the complete guide to AEP
2026, including what you can change, the full fall calendar, and your AEP
checklist.
After years of guiding Houston families through Medicare, we've seen the same costly mistakes come up again and again. The good news: every single one of them is completely avoidable. Here are the five we see most often β and exactly how to make sure they don't happen to you.