Medicare can feel complicated when you first join. Original Medicare (Parts A and B) helps pay for hospital and medical care, ...

Medicare's Open Enrollment period for 2026 officially begins this week on October 15, 2025, offering current beneficiaries a ...

Enrolling in Medicare should be at the top of the to-do list if you’re about to turn 65. When people start collecting Social Security at age 65, they are automatically enrolled in Medicare. However, ...

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.

Medicare’s eligibility criteria include the 5-year residency rule. This rule states that a person must have been lawfully living in the United States for 5 continuous years before they can apply for ...

With our nation’s daily record-setting surge of people turning 65, a question asked more frequently than ever is: “Should I enroll in Medicare if I am still working?” As more people continue working ...

Next year, I’ll be retired and covered under my wife’s employer’s group health plan. I haven’t yet applied for Medicare. Should I apply for Part A at this time? I don’t want to be penalized later on ...

Teaching hospitals training over their graduate medical education (GME) caps have limited opportunities to receive additional funding from Medicare. Therefore, it's important to note the upcoming ...

In some cases, a person automatically qualifies for Original Medicare. In other instances, a person must apply for Medicare and will need certain documents, such as a birth certificate and driver’s ...