Additional information for the annual 61-day Birthday Enrollment Period in Virginia

As previously communicated, starting today, July 1, 2025, the Annual 61-day Birthday Enrollment period will be implemented in Virginia, impacting AARP® Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans from UnitedHealthcare®.

Residents of Virginia may replace their current Medicare Supplement plan with a Medicare Supplement plan with the same benefits (i.e., same letter plan)* and will not be underwritten. Virginia residents who are enrolled in an AARP Medicare Supplement plan will be notified before their Birthday Enrollment Period, annually, via mail with a postcard.

Below, please find additional qualification requirements you may find helpful:

• Applicant must be replacing their current Medicare Supplement plan with another Medicare Supplement plan with the same benefits (i.e., same letter plan)*
• Applicant must provide documentation from the current Medicare Supplement plan carrier that shows their name as the insured individual, the current plan code and proof the plan is still active. Examples include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Letter from the applicant’s current carrier
  • ID card of current plan with a current billing statement
• UnitedHealthcare must receive the application no sooner than the applicant’s birthday and no later than 60 days following the applicant’s birthday

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Application information

Applications will reflect a new question in the near future. In the meantime, whether you are using a paper agent enrollment kit or JarvisEnroll, if the applicant is eligible for the Annual 61-day Birthday Enrollment period, please answer “Yes” to the following application question:

Have you lost or are you losing other health insurance coverage and you received a notice from your prior insurer saying you are eligible for guaranteed issue of a Medicare supplement insurance policy or that you have certain rights to buy such a policy?

• This is question 3B on the paper application
• When completing an application within JarvisEnroll, once “Yes” is answered to the question above, the following question may populate:      
  
  • Do any of the below scenarios apply to the applicant?
    
    • Please answer “Yes” to this question to continue the online enrollment

Applications that qualify for the Virginia Annual Birthday Enrollment Period are considered Guaranteed Issue, and commissions will be paid according to the Medicare Supplement commission schedule.

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*For current AARP Medicare Supplement Plan members, UnitedHealthcare does not offer plans with the same benefits except if an AARP Medicare Supplement Plan member’s current plan effective date is prior to June 1, 2010.

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