| How to sign up for Medicare is a question many | | | | can contact your local Social Security Office. |
| people eventually find themselves asking, either | | | | If you are not enrolled, first check that you meed |
| because they have reached retirement age or | | | | the eligibility requirements. Ask yourself if you or |
| are simply in need of reliable health insurance. | | | | your spouse ever worked for a |
| Medicare is a health insurance program funded by | | | | Medicare-providing employer. Are you over 65? |
| the United States government; it is eligible to | | | | Disabled? One of the easiest ways to check this |
| those who have worked at least ten years | | | | is to go onto the federal Medicare website and fill |
| through Medicare-covered employment, are 65 | | | | out their questionnaire. If you are eligible, this will |
| years or older, and are either a citizen or | | | | be confirmed; otherwise, you will receive a note |
| permanent resident of the United States. | | | | of what requirements you still have to fill and |
| Exceptions can be made for those who are | | | | when you will be automatically eligible. |
| disabled or are in the End Stage of Renal disease. | | | | If you find you are indeed eligible, you have a |
| There are two plans within Medicare, Plan A and | | | | couple options. You can call the Social Security |
| Plan B. Plan A covers hospital insurance while Plan | | | | phone line, where a a representative can guide |
| B covers medical insurance. Signing up for | | | | you through the process. Alternatively, you can |
| Medicare is fairly simple, once the steps are | | | | go in person to your local Social Security Office, |
| known. | | | | where they can help you fill out the appropriate |
| If you are already receiving Social Security, the | | | | paperwork. |
| enrollment process is simple: you do nothing. | | | | Medicare is a social program aimed at helping to |
| People on Social Security are already enrolled in | | | | provide health insurance for those who need it |
| the Medicare program. One of the benefits of this | | | | most. The steps for signing up for Medicare are |
| is that you are relieved of the premium | | | | fairly simple, so find out if you quality and start |
| requirements and can simply reap the benefits of | | | | getting those benefits. |
| this health program. If you have questions, you | | | | |