Medicare is a federal health insurance plan for people who are age 65 or older.
Social security medicare enrollment.
If you live in puerto rico you will not receive medicare part b medical insurance automatically.
If you already have part a and want to sign up for part b complete an application for enrollment in part b cms 40b.
Information you may need to apply.
Here s where you can get the information you need no matter where you are in your medicare journey.
You can apply online for medicare or continue an application you already started.
During the pandemic the social security administration which handles medicare enrollment has temporarily closed its local offices.
People who want to sign up for the program will have to do so online at ssa gov.
You will need to sign up for it during your initial enrollment period or you will pay a penalty.
The medicare hotline at 800 633 4227 is still open to handle critical issues but not new applicants.
Social security enrolls you in original medicare part a and part b.
Call social security at 1 800 772 1213 tty.
Before you choose a path below check out these 5 important facts.
Medicare part a hospital insurance helps pay for inpatient care in a.
Some people get medicare automatically and some have to sign up you may have to sign up if you re 65 or almost 65 and not getting social security.
If you are almost 65 but you don t want your retirement benefits to start you can just apply online for medicare using the retirement medicare benefits application.
If you worked for a railroad call the rrb at 1 877 772 5772.