If you sign up for a new Part D plan — or a Medicare Advantage plan that includes drug coverage — during the OEP, your coverage will begin on January 1 of the following year.

You may want to sign up for Medicare as soon as you're allowed to. You can sign up for Social Security at the same time, but you may not want to for one big reason – filing for benefits at 65 ...

U.S. citizens who are living abroad should receive a notice from the Social Security Administration about signing up for Medicare as they approach their 65th birthday, Stidom explains.

As you approach 65, you might wonder how to sign up for Medicare. Enrollment in Medicare is automatic if you get Social Security. Otherwise, you need to apply for Medicare.

Medicare enrollment has very little flexibility. Dear MarketWatch, Many of my peers insist that I need to sign up for Social Security now that I’m 65 and that I have a limited “window” of ...

Your initial window to sign up for Medicare starts three months before the month of your 65th birthday, and it ends three months after that month. And your coverage itself begins at 65. Key ...

I’m 65 and Still Working. Should I Enroll in Medicare? How to decide if it’s the right time to sign up for Medicare and the costs of late enrollment.

There’s one question people over 65 will need to answer for the first time during Medicare Open Enrollment (Oct. 15 to Dec. 7): Should I sign up for the optional, new, and little-known Medicare ...

You’re about to be awash in ads for Medicare Advantage plans, the private alternative to traditional Medicare. Evaluating the options can be challenging, but there are steps you can follow to ...

2. You'll reduce your monthly Social Security benefits if you sign up with Medicare at 65. You may want to sign up for Medicare as soon as you're allowed to. You can sign up for Social Security at the ...

You can sign up for Medicare Part D during set periods throughout the year. Learn when to sign up for drug coverage and what happens if you miss the enrollment period.

U.S. citizens who are living abroad should receive a notice from the Social Security Administration about signing up for Medicare as they approach their 65th birthday, Stidom explains.