The Medicare Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) is your seven-month window to apply for Medicare and enroll in a Medicare plan. The period starts three months before the month of your 65th birthday and ends three months after. (For example, if your birthday falls on June 10, your IEP will s...
The Initial Enrollment Period is generally the seven-month period beginning three months before an individual becomes eligible to enroll under Original Medicare. During this period, you get an option to become a part of any Medicare health insurance plan in your service area. Annual Enrollment Perio...
You will not be eligible to make changes during the Fall Open Enrollment Period unless you are within your Initial Enrollment period or are eligible for a Special Enrollment Period. In this case, you must wait until the General Enrollment Period. But remember, if you delayed Medicare Part D ...
If you didn’t sign up for a Medicare Advantage or Medicare prescription drug plan when you first became eligible for Medicare (during your Initial Enrollment Period), the AEP is generally your chance to make these changes, unless you qualify for a Special Election Period (SEP). ...
The Initial Enrollment Period is your first chance to sign up and the best time to get covered. This is often when you turn 65 and lasts for seven months. It begins three months before you turn 65 and ends three months after the month you turn 65....
Even if you plan to keep working, you still have a 7-month Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) when you turn 65. You have a number of Medicare decisions to make when you turn 65, and this is especially true when you have other health insurance. It’s a good idea to start learning about...
Your Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) lasts for seven months — your birth month, plus the three calendar months before and the three calendar months after. There are different late-enrollment penalties forMedicare Part Ais hospital insurance, which covers the care you receive while admitted to a ...
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During the Initial Enrollment Period, which lasts seven months and begins three months before you turn 65, you can choose between Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan. If you have employer coverage that ends, the Special Enrollment Period allows you to enroll in Part B or choose a ...
Initial Enrollment Period Your initial enrollment period for Medicare (all four parts) begins three months prior to the month you turn 65 and lasts until the end of the third month after your birthday month—a total of seven months. If you don’t sign up during the initial window, you can...