To check the status of your Original Medicare (parts A and B) application, you can log into your Medicare or Social Security account online, call the Social Security Administration (SSA), or visit a ...

Signing up for Medicare is a two-part process where you first enroll in the government program through the Social Security Administration, which confirms your eligibility. Next, you'll choose your ...

Dear Toni: I had no problem opening a My Social Security account to enroll in Medicare because I knew those answers. But filling out the application for Medicare was another story. I had a problem ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have launched its first-ever patient-facing app. Called “What’s Covered”, the app will allow people covered by Original Medicare (that is, not Medicare ...

Let’s discuss how to apply online, along with a few problems we are discovering in helping others apply for Medicare at ...

Leave it to a teen to come up with a solution for Medicare enrollment headaches. Four years ago, when Augustus Holm was just 14, he began to help his grandmother compare what prices different Medicare ...

If you aren’t automatically enrolled in Original Medicare, you will need to manually enroll. The sign-up process starts 3 months before the month you turn 65 and lasts until 3 months after your ...

Toni King has authored several books on the subject of Medicare and has appeared regularly as a guest on the American Family Radio Network. I had no problem opening the “My Social Security” account to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. Over half of Medicare beneficiaries opted for Medicare Advantage plans ...

I had no problem opening the "My Social Security" account to enroll in Medicare because I knew those answers. When it came to filling out the application for Medicare that was another story. I had a ...