If you want to enroll in Medicare Part B, you can do so when you first become eligible for Medicare via the Social Security Administration (SSA) website. This is the quickest sign-up option.

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 ...

Before I enroll in Medicare, I want to be sure I am asking the right questions, not just filling out forms. These six checks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Heading into summer, it's the perfect time to talk about retirement and what comes next for your health insurance. "A lot of people retire this time of year. Summer's coming up, the ...

If you do not enroll when first eligible and have no other forms of creditable health insurance, you may face late enrollment penalties. Medicare implements late enrollment penalties as incentives for ...

Many Americans choose to retire overseas — for the warmer weather, the lower cost of living or the new cultural experience. If that describes you, you might be wondering how living overseas affects ...

Medicare Part B is medical insurance. Original Medicare forms when combining Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B. People often enroll in Part A and Part B together when they first become eligible ...