Who can join a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO)?

These rules may be different for Medicare Special Needs Plans (see Medicare Special Needs Plans), Medicare Medical Savings Accounts (see Medicare Medical Savings Account Plans), Medicare Cost Plans (see Medicare Cost Plans), Demonstrations/Pilot Programs (see Demonstrations/Pilot Programs), or Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (see PACE). (Primary Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Medicare and You Handbook 2007. This content may have been added upon by Q1Group LLC to include further examples, explanations, and links.)