Plain Print

Free for Open Enrollment

The 4-Check Open Enrollment Sheet

Four checks before you let your Medicare plan renew for 2027. Free, large print, and every fact comes with its source.

Where should we send your sheet?

You get the sheet plus Plain Print emails. Independent and educational. Not affiliated with Medicare or CMS, and we don't sell plans. We will never ask for your Medicare or Social Security number. Unsubscribe anytime. How we handle your email address.

Page one of the 4-Check Open Enrollment Sheet: four numbered checks with boxes to tick, and free help contacts at the bottom.

One check at a time

Open Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7, 2026. This two-page sheet walks you through it.

  1. 1

    Your drugs

    Are they still covered in 2027, and at what cost?

  2. 2

    Your doctors and pharmacy

    Are they still in your plan's network?

  3. 3

    Your total cost for the year

    Premium, deductible and copays, side by side for two options.

  4. 4

    The deadline

    What to decide by December 7, and the one extra change Medicare Advantage members get from January 1 to March 31.

Page two lists the source for every fact, with the date we checked it.

What you can count on

Send me the free sheet