Which statement is true about a member of a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan who wants to enroll in a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan? The consumer will be automatically disenrolled from the MA plan when the Medicare Supplement plan takes effect. When a consumer enrolls in a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan, they are not automatically disenrolled from their MA plan. The member who is leaving the MA Plan does not need a valid election period to disenroll from the MA Plan. An MA Plan and a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan work together.

The true statement about a member of a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan who wants to enroll in a Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan is:

The consumer will be automatically disenrolled from the MA plan when the Medicare Supplement plan takes effect.

Explanation:

To have a Medicare Supplement insurance plan, your Medicare Advantage plan must end.  Therefore, insurance companies are not legally authorized to sell a Medicare Supplement insurance plan when they are aware that a Medicare Advantage plan is in place.  The only exception to this rule is a written indication of the ending of Medicare Advantage plan immediately the Medicare Supplement begins.