1.  What is the sequence of events for those people who receive auto-enrollment letters?
Full dual beneficiaries who do not enroll in a Part D plan are automatically enrolled into a PDP (with a monthly premium below the low-income benchmark-- also called a "no premium plan with full LIS"). Other low-income beneficiaries who qualify for the low-income subsidy also are facilitated into PDPs if they do not choose a Medicare drug plan. All beneficiaries, including those who qualify for the low-income subsidy, may independently choose Medicare drug plans that best fits their needs and then follow the procedure to enroll in that plan. See HAP’s Step by Step Guide to Enrolling in a Medicare Drug Plan for more information. 

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