Medicare shoppers often face a barrage of unsolicited calls and aggressive ads
Medicare's annual open enrollment period began Oct. 15, allowing seniors to choose new plans. New rules this year are supposed to crack down on misleading marketing but buyers should still beware.
![Open enrollment for Medicare begins Sunday and ads like this billboard inside California](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/10/13/medicare-ad-_wide-469f50d45414397641275da008bf16944495f13a.jpg?s=600)
Medicare's annual open enrollment period began Oct. 15, allowing seniors to choose new plans. New rules this year are supposed to crack down on misleading marketing but buyers should still beware.
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