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The 2026 Medicare Cheat Sheet
Two pages. Every number you need for 2026, and the calendar that tells you when to act on them. Print it, stick it on the fridge, and stop guessing.
The 2026 numbers at a glance
These are the figures from page one. Medicare resets all of them every January, which is why this sheet gets a new edition every year.
Front and back, and nothing you do not need
The basics on one page
- What Medicare is, in four sentences
- The four Parts, A through D, and what each one actually covers
- The two ways to get your coverage, side by side
- 2026 costs at a glance, the same numbers you see above
Your Medicare Year 2026
- The three seasons of the Medicare calendar, and what to do in each
- Every enrollment window, with its dates
- The every-fall checklist
- The costly mistakes, and one line on guarding your card
Your Medicare year, in three seasons
This is the spine of page two. Once you know the shape of the year, the deadlines stop sneaking up on you.
Undo and adjust
The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period. One change allowed if you already have an Advantage plan. Also the General Enrollment Period for anyone who missed their first window.
The quiet months
Nothing opens for most people, which makes it the right time for a review. In Oklahoma, your 60-day birthday window for changing a Medigap plan can land anywhere in the year.
Read the mail, then decide
Your Annual Notice of Change arrives in September. October 15 to December 7 is when you change drug or Advantage plans for January 1.
Keep it on the fridge.
It is designed to be printed on a single sheet, front and back. The point is not to read it once. The point is to have it in the kitchen in October.
Want the whole story behind the numbers? The Medicare Field Manual explains all 85 concepts, one per page, with every figure linked to its source.
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Educational material. MedicarePrepare is not connected with or endorsed by the United States government or the federal Medicare program. Figures current for the 2026 plan year.
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