A person can sign up for Original Medicare (parts A and B) online when they turn 65. To apply online, a person will need to visit the Social Security Administration’s website to start the process.

Although many seniors find that their general expenses decrease in retirement, healthcare is one cost that tends to rise. That's because health issues tend to increase with age, and often, additional ...

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 ...

Medicare is the U.S. health insurance program for people 65 years old or older or with certain health conditions. Applying for Medicare can seem like a rite of passage or a benchmark in a lifetime.

If you want to enroll in Medicare Part B, you can do so when you first become eligible for Medicare via the Social Security Administration (SSA) website. This is the quickest sign-up option.

Age 65 is a big milestone in the context of retirement planning, because that's when seniors are eligible to sign up for Medicare. In fact, you can enroll in Medicare three months before the month of ...

Medicare has several key periods. This includes the Initial Enrollment Period, when a person can first sign up. During the General Enrollment Period and Open Enrollment Period, a person can switch or ...

Shakeups paint a mixed picture for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans, while premiums and deductibles for ...

It's important to understand the ins and outs of this key program. But there are some aspects of Medicare you may not be so ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Medicare’s annual enrollment period — the season when older adults are flooded with ads and flyers about various Medicare plans — is here, and seniors have lots of questions. The ...

Medicare Part B is medical insurance. Original Medicare forms when combining Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B. People often enroll in Part A and Part B together when they first become eligible ...