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Sign up for Medicare. If you're 65 or older, you can enroll online for Parts A and B, or Part A only. You can delay Part B if you're already covered through an employer group health plan. The application is for retirement benefits and Medicare, or Medicare only. Apply online.
When to sign up for Medicare. Most people sign up for Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance) when they're first eligible, typically at age 65. It's important to sign up promptly to avoid gaps in coverage or late enrollment penalties.
Social Security enrolls you in Original Medicare (Part A and Part B). Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) helps pay for inpatient care in a hospital or limited time at a skilled nursing facility (following a hospital stay). Part A also pays for some home health care and hospice care.
Sign up for Part B only. Part B helps pay for your basic healthcare services. If you already have Part A, you can add Part B during specific enrollment periods. It's important to sign up promptly to avoid gaps in coverage or late enrollment penalties.
You must sign up for Part A or Part B before enrolling in Part D. Get started with Parts C and D Review and sign up for Medicare Advantage and drug plans on Medicare.gov.
There are 3 enrollment periods for Medicare. It's important to sign up as soon as possible to avoid penalties or gaps in coverage. Find out when to sign up. You'll sign up for Medicare Part A and Part B through Social Security. You can learn more and sign up for other parts at Medicare.gov.
Parts of Medicare. Social Security enrolls you in Original Medicare (Part A and Part B). Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) helps cover inpatient care in hospitals (including critical access hospitals) and skilled nursing facilities (not custodial or long-term care).
View and pay your Medicare bill. Go to Medicare.gov. You’ll sign up for Part A and Part B through Social Security. Once enrolled, you’ll manage your benefit plans through Medicare.
The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 establishes a one-time Medicare Part B Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for eligible Postal Service annuitants (e.g. certain retirees) and their eligible family members.
If you already get Social Security benefits, you do not need to sign up for Medicare. We will automatically enroll you in Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) when you become eligible. We will mail you the information a few months before you become eligible.