How To Apply For Medicare Part B?
Medicare Part B is the optional coverage that helps pay for doctors' services, hospital stays, medical equipment, home health care, and some other services and supplies not covered by Part A (hospital insurance).
You can sign up for Medicare Part B at any time if you are eligible. You can even sign up late in the year but you may have to pay a late enrollment penalty. Your monthly premium may go up 10% for every 12-month period that you could have had Part B but didn't sign up for it.
Medicare Part B enrollment is automatic if you are eligible for both Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and Medicare Part B. If you are not automatically enrolled in Part B, you must sign up by the deadline, which is usually about eight months after your 65th birthday.
You can sign up for Part B by calling Social Security, visiting your local Social Security office, or calling the Social Security toll-free number 1-877-690-1012. If you sign up during the three months before your 65th birthday, you can still get retroactive coverage.
You have the option to enroll in Part B during the six months before your 65th birthday.
How do I apply for medicare part a and part b?
You can apply for Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance) during a seven-month period starting three months before your 65th birthday. You must enroll during your Initial Enrollment Period.
After your IEP, you can enroll in Part B during your General Enrollment Period, from January 1 to March 31 each year, and from April 1 to June 30 each year.
Your options are:
Apply when you apply for Social Security benefits
Apply when you are turning 65 or within the six months before your 65th birthday
Apply through the Social Security Administration by calling 1-877-690-1012
Apply through a Medicare-approved insurance company
Apply for both Part A and Part B by calling 1-877-690-1012
If you choose to apply in person at a Social Security office, you can choose to fill out the paperwork there or get the paperwork to fill out at home and return it to the office later.
Medicare Part D and Part C
What is medicare part d?
Medicare Part D helps pay for prescription drugs. If you get Social Security benefits, you automatically get Medicare Part D.
How do I apply for medicare part d?
You will be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part D after you have been enrolled in Part A and Part B for at least one month.
If you are not enrolled, you can sign up for Part D in the months between your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) and your General Enrollment Period (GEP) as long as you are eligible for and covered by at least one of the following:
Original Medicare
Original Medicare and a Part D plan
Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage and a Part D plan
If you do not become automatically enrolled in Part D, you can sign up for Part D during your GEP, January 1 through March 31 and April 1 through June 30. Otherwise, you have to wait until the next GEP to sign up for Part D.
You can also sign up for Part D by one of these methods:
call Social Security toll-free at 1-877-690-1012
visit your Social Security office
visit a Medicare.gov website
contact a Medicare-approved insurance agent or broker
contact a licensed insurance agent or broker
What is Medicare Part C?
Medicare Part C is also known as Medicare Advantage. It is a Medicare health plan that provides all Medicare-covered services. You get Part C through a Medicare-approved private insurance company.
Medicare Part C covers all the benefits of Medicare Parts A and B.
How do I apply for medicare part c?
To enroll in a Part C plan, you must be eligible for and covered by Medicare Parts A and B. First get a copy of the Plan's complete brochure.
Read the Plan's brochure carefully. Sign up for the Plan when you are ready.
How does medicare work?
Medicare is a federal health insurance program that provides certain medical services to people age 65 or older. Medicare is a federal health insurance program that provides certain medical services to people age 65 or older.
enrollment
To enroll in Medicare, you must fill out a Medicare application form, called the Application for Health Insurance Benefits, or form SSA-10-BEN. You can get an application from your local Social Security office, by calling Social Security at 1-877-690-1012, or by requesting an application from the Social Security website.
When you first sign up for Medicare, you will have to pay a monthly Part B premium. You can also choose to get help paying for Medicare costs.
If you are getting Social Security benefits, you automatically get Medicare Part A.
If you are getting Social Security disability benefits (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you automatically get Medicare Part B.
Medicare Part D is available to people enrolled in Part B.
Most people with Medicare are automatically enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan, if they choose to get their Part A and Part B from a Medicare-approved private health insurance company.
benefits
Once you are enrolled in Medicare, you are entitled to certain benefits. These benefits include:
Receiving free preventive care services
The right to hospital coverage
The right to medical coverage (Part B)
The ability to buy prescription drug coverage (Part D)
dental coverage
physical therapy coverage
hospital insurance (part a)
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