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Medicare is federal health insurance for people 65 or older, some younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
Medicare’s open enrollment period is Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 every year. During this time, you may change your Medicare health plans and prescription drug coverage plans.
If you are not yet receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits, you will have to enroll manually. Your initial enrollment period has a seven-month window — including your birthday month, the three months before, and the three months after it.
If you are already receiving benefits from Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Board, you will be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B on the first day of the month when you turn 65. If your birthday is the first day of the month, you’ll start receiving it the month before.
The best time to enroll in a Medicare supplement plan (Medigap) is during your Medigap open enrollment period. This period starts on the first day that you are both 65 or older and enrolled in Medicare Part B.
A Medicare Advantage is another way to get your Medicare Part A and Part B coverage. Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called “Part C” or “MA Plans,” are offered by Medicare-approved private companies that must follow rules set by Medicare. If you join a Medicare Advantage Plan, you’ll still have Medicare but you’ll get most of your Part A and Part B coverage from your Medicare Advantage Plan, not Original Medicare. These “bundled” plans include, Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance)Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance), and usually Medicare drug coverage (Part D).
