When can I sign up for Medicare?

Getting Ready for Your 65th Birthday A Year Before Start thinking about your move to Medicare. Make sure you understand the difference between Medicare plan options. Start looking into what options are available in your area. Make sure you'...

If you're already receiving benefits from Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Board (RRD), you're under age 65 and disabled, or you've been diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), you'll automatically receive your Medicare ID...

Apply online through the Social Security's website . Call Social Security at (800) 772-1213, TTY (800) 352-0778 or 711. Fill out the Application for Enrollment in Part B . Remember, you must already have Part A to apply for Part B. If you're a...

Your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) is a 7-month period, which includes the 3 months before your 65th birthday, the month of your birthday, and the 3 months after your birth month, when you can enroll in Original Medicare, a Medicare Advantage plan...

If you didn't sign up for Original Medicare or Medicare Supplement when you're first eligible, you can sign up during the General Enrollment Period, between January 1 and March 31 each year. If you enroll during this time, your coverage will start ...

The Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is each year from October 15 to December 7, when you can enroll in Original Medicare, a Medicare Advantage Plan, a stand-alone Part D plan or switch plans. At this time, you can enroll in or leave a Medicare Adv...

Outside the Annual Enrollment Period , you can only enroll in a plan after a special event with a Special Enrollment Period (SEP). These are the different kinds of SEPs: Moved to a new service area or to an area with new plan options: You can s...

On January 1–March 31 each year, you can make the following changes during the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period. If you're on a Medicare Advantage plan (with or without drug coverage) you can switch to another Medicare Advantage plan (wit...