Brad turns 65 this fall and plans to retire in February. He has a question about the timing of his Medicare enrollment.

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.

My sister has collected your articles on Medicare for years and suggested that I contact you about my Medicare issue. I turn 65 on Oct. 20 and am ...

The Part D penalty is an extra 1% on your premium payment for each month that you did not have Part D coverage. Medicare uses the national base premium of $36.78 when calculating the size of the ...