How To Sign Up For Medicare When You Turn 65
You may sign up for part a and or part b plans.
How to sign up for medicare when you turn 65. If you are 65 but are not receiving social security retirement benefits or railroad retirement benefits you will need to actively enroll in medicare. For whatever reasons if you keep working past 65 it can make signing up for medicare even more confusing than it already is. If you wait until the month you turn 65 or the 3 months after you turn 65 to enroll your part b coverage will be delayed. As long as you ve worked at least 10 years and paid medicare taxes medicare part a is actually free to have meaning that you don t have a monthly premium. You generally apply during your initial enrollment period.
Age 65 has always been the traditional retirement age but today it doesn t necessarily mean retirement. This is also the age at which you become elig ible for medicare benefits. This period would consist of the following. If you sign up for medicare part b when you re first eligible you can avoid a penalty. Coverage begins on the first day of the month after you enroll.
Part a your hospital insurance and part b your medical insurance. Signing up for medicare. You may have to sign up if you re 65 or almost 65 and not getting social security. If don t sign up for medicare part a when you are 65 then you will forfeit your social security benefits. Some people get medicare automatically and some have to sign up.
In most cases if you don t sign up for medicare part b when you re first eligible you ll have to pay a late enrollment penalty. There is a primary 7 month period of enrollment during the time you are first looking to apply for a medicare plan. This could cause a gap in your coverage. But if you want to sign up for other medicare coverage right about when you re first eligible for medicare might be a good time to enroll. Once you do turn 65 1 month.
Part d drug coverage has different rules. There are certain times of the year when you can sign up or change how you get your coverage. If your existing health coverage ends on your 65th birthday be sure you sign up early so you don t go without health insurance. If you sign up later there is a lifetime penalty fee that you must pay for late signup. Prior to you turning 65 3 months.