People can switch plans at the end of each year without penalty.
The Sunday morning talk shows on the major networks hastily switched plans, too.
But it kept going up - to $388 in 2004 and $440 for 2005, when she switched plans again.
Fortunately, if beneficiaries are dissatisfied with their initial choices, they can switch plans every year.
You may also see a delay in premiums being withheld if you switch plans.
A $10 increase in monthly contributions raises the probability that a worker will switch plans to 25 percent from 5 percent, the foundation said.
With office space in demand, some developers switched plans.
Of course, a company can switch plans and make the new one less rich, but that is a separate issue.
Finally, some beneficiaries who switched plans are still having premiums for the original plan withheld.
Medicare beneficiaries could switch plans twice a year.