Medicare Part A is the hospital insurance component of original Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed for adults ages 65 and older and some younger people who have ...

Making decisions on whether to enroll in Medicare for many federal retirees could depend on how it interacts with existing ...

Your initial window to enroll in Medicare starts three months before the month of your 65th birthday and ends three months ...

Turning 65 can be daunting in more ways than one. For many North Carolinians, the weeks before their birthday are accompanied by a deluge of advertisements and mailings for various Medicare plans. The ...

If you don't make the right choices, you could end up with higher Medicare premiums and high out-of-pocket costs.

You may first sign up for Medicare during a period that begins 3 months before your 65th birthday and ends 3 months afterward. There are other set enrollment periods throughout the year where you may ...

If you don’t enroll in Medicare Part A when you first become eligible, you may face a late enrollment penalty when you do ultimately enroll. There are set times during the year — and during a person’s ...

Question: “I turned 65 in April 2025, still work, and am on my employer’s high deductible health plan. I called Medicare and asked about signing up but was advised not to sign up for Part A yet, even ...