1. Application requirement

An eligible individual must complete an enrollment request to enroll in an MA plan, even if that individual is electing an MA plan in the same MA organization in which the individual is enrolled. MA organizations must have, at minimum, a paper enrollment form process. At their discretion, organizations may offer enrollment via telephone and internet, as well. Individuals may call 1-800-MEDICARE to submit enrollment requests to organizations that offer enrollment via the internet. MA elections CANNOT be made at SSA FOs.