Signing up for Medicare
Ariel |
09/02/2019 |
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- Some people get Part A and Part B automatically
- If you’re already getting benefits from Social Security or the Railroad
- Retirement Board (RRB), you’ll automatically get Part A and Part B starting
- the first day of the month you turn 65. (If your birthday is on the first day of
- the month, Part A and Part B will start the first day of the prior month.)
- If you’re under 65 and have a disability, you’ll automatically get Part A
- and Part B after you get disability benefits from Social Security or certain
- disability benefits from the RRB for 24 months.
- If you live in Puerto Rico, you don’t automatically get Part B. You
- must sign up for it. See page 16 for more information
- If you have ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig’s
- disease), you’ll get Part A and Part B automatically the month your Social
- Security disability benefits begin.
- If you’re automatically enrolled, you’ll get your red, white, and blue Medicare
- card in the mail 3 months before your 65th birthday or 25th month of
- disability benefits. If you do nothing, you’ll keep Part B and will have to pay
- Part B premiums. You can choose not to keep Part B, but if you decide you
- want Part B later, you may have to wait to enroll and pay a penalty for as
- long as you have Part B. See page 22.
- Note: If you don’t get your card in the mail, call Social Security at
- 1-800-772-1213 and let them know. TTY users can call 1-800-325-0778. If you
- get RRB benefits, call 1-877-772-5772. TTY users can call 1-312-751-4701
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