Turning 65 can be daunting in more ways than one. For many North Carolinians, the weeks before their birthday are accompanied by a deluge of advertisements and mailings for various Medicare plans. The ...
You may first sign up for Medicare during a period that begins 3 months before your 65th birthday and ends 3 months afterward. There are other set enrollment periods throughout the year where you may ...
Why pay more for Medicare than you have to?
Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didn’t need to sign up for Medicare when they turned 65 because they had group health coverage. That delay sometimes forces ...
Medicare eligibility generally begins at 65. You may want to delay your enrollment if you have great health insurance through a job. Even though Part A is usually free, you may want to wait if it bars ...
Changes to Medicare this year are making it a lot more expensive.