What must Mrs. Kelly do before enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan?

Before enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan, Mrs. Kelly must enroll in Medicare Part B. Medicare Advantage plans are essentially an alternative way for beneficiaries to receive their Medicare benefits, and they include all the services covered under Original Medicare (Part A and Part B). Enrollment in Part B is essential because Medicare Advantage plans cannot provide coverage unless the individual is already enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B. Therefore, Part B enrollment is a prerequisite for joining a Medicare Advantage plan.

While contacting a provider or waiting for an open enrollment period may be part of the enrollment process, these steps are not prerequisites for enrolling in the Medicare Advantage plan itself. Similarly, Part A alone would not qualify her for a Medicare Advantage plan since it does not encompass the full range of services available through Medicare.