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title: "Eldercare Insurance - \n	Few Medicare Advantage Enrollees Switch Plans Annually"
description: A recent study from Kaiser Family Foundation shows that only about 11% of Medicare Advantage enrollees are voluntarily switching plans annually despite sav
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 September 22, 2016

# Few Medicare Advantage Enrollees Switch Plans Annually

![Picture of Eldercare](https://blog.eldercarebroker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gold%20and%20white%20circle.png?width=50&name=gold%20and%20white%20circle.png) By   Eldercare  ·   1 minute read

[![piechart](https://blog.eldercarebroker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/piechart.jpg?width=300&height=200&name=piechart.jpg)](https://blog.eldercarebroker.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/piechart.jpg)A recent study from Kaiser Family Foundation shows that only about 11% of Medicare Advantage enrollees are voluntarily switching plans annually despite savings benefits.  The study shows that on average, enrollees that take advantage of the annual AEP and change plans save around $17.50 per month in monthly premiums, and lower out-of-pocket limits by about $400.

These results show the importance of educating enrollees about the benefits of shopping their Medicare Advantage options each year and providing them the tools they need to do so.

78% of enrollees remained in the same plan, 2% switched to Original Medicare, 5% were involuntarily switched to a different plan because their plan exited their service area, and 3% of plans were terminated because of death.

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