You can contact Medicare or Social Security to check the status of your Part A or Part B application. For Part C, Part D, or Medigap applications, you must contact the insurance company directly. You ...

The clock is winding down on Medicare's 2025 open enrollment period, which officially closes on Sunday, December 7. This ...

The final week of Medicare enrollment is when small decisions can lock in big financial consequences for 2026, from your ...

Medicare telehealth options allow patients to access health care while still at home.

Each year, the costs associated with Medicare Part B have the potential to rise. Prepare to shell out more money for coverage ...

Medicare Extra Help is a federal assistance program that helps people with limited incomes pay for the costs of Medicare prescription drugs. Medicare Extra Help is not a Medicare policy. Instead, the ...

Q: Please tell me how to apply for Medicare when the Social Security offices are closed? A: There are four ways to apply for Medicare online: If you are applying for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. “H.R. 3467, To amend title XVIII to reform the Medicare ...

I am turning 65 in March 2021 and I was surprised when Social Security told me to go online to sign up. Due to COVID-19 there is not a local Social Security office open that can help me if I have a ...