TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEDICARE
- APPLY FOR YOUR MEDICARE CARD (PART A & PART B), WHEN TURN 65 OR DISABILITY AT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
- AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE INITIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD (IEP).
- TURNING 65, MEDICARE ENROLLMENT BEGINS THREE MONTHS BEFORE YOUR 65TH BIRTHDAY AND CONTINUES FOR SEVEN MONTHS
- THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET MEDICARE: ORIGINAL MEDICARE, PROVIDED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR BY CHOOSING A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN (PART C). THEY ARE OFFERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
- WITH ORIGINAL MEDICARE, YOU WILL PAY A SHARE OF THE COST.
- MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLANS HELP TO COVER THE MEDICAL COSTS GAP.
- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE HELPS LIMIT DRUG COSTS.
- KNOW THE DIFFERENT CHOICES OF MEDICARE INSURANCE PLANS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA.
- REVIEW YOUR CHOICES YEARLY DURING OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD (OEP), OCTOBER 15 TO DECEMBER 7.
- SPECIAL ELECTION PERIOD (SEP).
- REVIEW YOUR PRESENT COVERAGE - WORKING BEYOND 65.