BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana residents who were eligible but unable to enroll in a Medicare plan because of February’s winter storms now have extra time, per updated guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Medicare Special Enrollment Period (SEP) is available through June 30, 2021. To be eligible for the SEP, an individual must have been eligible to enroll in a Medicare plan between Feb. 11 and Feb. 17, 2021, but was unable to do so because of the storms. This includes those whose initial eligibility period ended in February 2021. It also includes those who were eligible because of last year’s hurricanes to enroll during the emergency SEP that ended Feb. 28, but were unable to do so because of the winter storms.
The SEP is also available to people who weren’t affected, but rely on friends or family for making healthcare decisions who were affected.
Louisiana residents who want more details about the SEP or information about Blue Cross Medicare Advantage plans can call 1-800-232-4967 (TTY 711), 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., 7 days a week or visit www.bcbsla.com/blueadvantage.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is committed to our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians. Founded in New Orleans in 1934, we are a tax-paying nonprofit health insurer with offices in every major region to serve our customers. We were recognized in 2019 and 2020 as an honoree of The Civic 50, named by Points of Light as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. We are a private mutual company, owned by our policyholders, with an independent Louisiana Board of Directors and no shareholders. We invite all Louisianians to visit our website at www.bcbsla.com or talk to us on social media.
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