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

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

Many Social Security beneficiaries rely on Medicare for healthcare, and a key aspect is the automatic deduction of Medicare ...

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

Dr.MelissaHolland, Chief Medical Officer at UnitedHealthcareMedicare & Retirement, joined Good Morning Washington to discuss ...

On April 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published the Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes Final Rule ...

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 ...

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

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