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The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.
Create an account. Your secure Medicare account lets you access your information anytime. Get a summary of your current coverage. Add your drugs & pharmacies. Use your saved drugs & pharmacies to compare plan costs. Access your "Medicare & You" handbook and more online. Create Account. Using a shared or public device?
Get started with Medicare. Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You may be eligible to get Medicare earlier if you have a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease).
Understand the parts of Medicare: Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D and Medigap, and how they relate to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
Medicare health plans provide Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) benefits to people with Medicare. These plans are generally offered by private companies that contract with Medicare.
Explore covered items and services and learn what Original Medicare doesn’t cover (like long-term care, dentures, and routine physical exams). Is my test, item, or service covered? Find out if Original Medicare covers what you need.
Learn about the types of costs you’ll pay in a Medicare drug plan. Part D (Medicare drug coverage) helps cover cost of prescription drugs, may lower your costs and protect against higher costs.
Medicare offers different options for you to get health care coverage. Start here to get the basics and find out how Medicare works before you look at your coverage options.
Need help beyond what’s on Medicare.gov? You can talk or live chat with a real person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except some federal holidays.) 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048.
Find Medicare health and drug plans in your area and compare costs. To get started enter a ZIP code or log in.