Medicare Enrollment
In order to sign up for Medicare, you will need to contact Social Security. You can either:
Sign up for Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Medical Insurance) - OR -
Apply to get benefits from Social Security (or the Railroad Retirement Board). You’ll get Part A automatically once you start receiving benefits and you’ll choose if you want to also enroll in Part B.
You can only sign up for Part B at certain times. If you don’t sign up for Part B when you turn 65, you might have to wait to sign up and pay a monthly late enrollment penalty.
Ways to sign up for Medicare:
Online (at Social Security) – It’s the easiest and fastest way to sign up and get any financial help you may need. (You’ll need to create your secure my Social Security account to sign up for Medicare or apply for benefits.)
Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213.
If you or your spouse worked for a railroad, call the Railroad Retirement Board at 1-877-772-5772.
About 2 weeks after you sign up, they will mail you a welcome package with your Medicare card.
After signing up for Medicare, please complete our client information survey so that we have all of the necessary information to recommend your Medicare coverages.
Once you receive your Medicare Card and Medicare Number, please contact us to submit your Medicare Supplement application, Medicare Part D application or your Medicare Advantage application.
If you have any questions, please let us know. We are here to help you!