Attorney William B. Westcott. Partner, Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Westcott is a partner in the firm. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he was a member of the International Law Journal and placed first in his class in the Alva P. Loiselle appellate advocacy competition.
You may join, switch or drop your current Medicare Prescription Drug plan during Medicare's Annual Enrollment Period (AEP). You may also make changes to your Medicare prescription drug coverage during a Special Enrollment Period (SEP), when certain non-routine events happen in your life. Enrollment in Medicare prescription drug coverage during the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) takes place from October 15 through December 7. Some people are eligible to enroll during the Special Enrollment Period (SEP) if they meet one of several criteria.
1 To change Medicare prescription drug plans, the annual open enrollment period is Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. 2  If a person is covered under the original government-run Medicare (Part A and Part B), signing up for some Part D prescription drug plans could trigger an automatic switch to a private Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan.