Enrolling in Medicare is notoriously complicated and can result in penalties if you get the timing wrong. Here are some ...

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Medicare does not recognize individual health plans as “true” employer benefits to delay enrolling in Part B. You will incur ...

The Medicare Enrollment Protection Act aims to protect older adults who enroll in Medicare Part B if they are insured via COBRA.

I went to the local Social Security office to apply for both my Social Security check and Medicare Part B, since I am turning ...

Dear Toni: On April 1, I went to the local Social Security office to apply for my Social Security check and Medicare Part B, since I am turning 70 on April 20. On April 11, I received a letter ...

The letter also stated that I need to enroll in Medicare Part B during Medicare’s next General Enrollment Period which begins Jan.1 of next year. I did not know I had a specific window of time ...

To my surprise, the letter states that since I waited past Medicare’s 8-month Special Enrollment Period because ... I was not approved for Medicare Part B.

Can you please explain what I need to do in simple terms to enroll in Medicare with a Medicare supplement? I want to enroll ...