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When your coverage starts. The date your coverage starts depends on which month you sign up during your Initial Enrollment Period. Coverage always starts on the first of the month. If you qualify for premium-free Part A: Your Part A coverage starts the month you turn 65.
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Most people get Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) when first eligible (usually when turning 65). Answer a few questions to check when and how to sign up based on your personal situation. Learn about Part A and Part B sign up periods and when coverage starts.
Open Enrollment Period. October 15-December 7. Join, drop, or switch to another Medicare Advantage Plan (or add or drop drug coverage). Switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan or from a Medicare Advantage Plan to Original Medicare.
Need help with costs, or have a disability or a chronic condition. Some people get Medicare Part A and Part B automatically, and some have to sign up for it. Answer a few questions to find out how to sign up based on your situation.
Costs for Medicare drug coverage. 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.
You can make changes to your Medicare Advantage and Medicare drug coverage when certain events happen in your life, like if you move or you lose other coverage. These chances to make changes are called Special Enrollment Periods. The types of changes you can make and the timing depend on your life event.
Most people sign up for both Part A and Part B when they’re first eligible (usually when they turn 65). Answer a few questions to find out when you can sign up.
Choose the year you need coverage and enter your ZIP code: A federal government website managed and paid for by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Find Medicare health and drug plans in your area and compare costs. To get started enter a ZIP code or log in.
You must sign up for Medicare before you can buy a Medigap policy. When your employer coverage ends, you'll have a chance to sign up for Part B without paying a late enrollment penalty. Your Medigap Open Enrollment Period will start once you sign up for Part B.