WUNC

How to sign up for Medicare for the first time

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 ...
WFMY News2

Signing up for Medicare at 65 is required! If you don't...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Social Security and Medicare. They're both government programs, they both are available to you when you're in your 60s, but only one of them-- you HAVE to sign up for. And when I ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

When to sign up for Medicare

Most people I know are looking forward to signing up for Medicare just as soon as they can. When you're first eligible for Medicare, you have a seven-month Initial Enrollment Period to sign up for ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Should You Sign Up for Medicare If You’re 65 and Still Working?

Potential penalties: If you don’t enroll in Medicare Part A at age 65 and neglect to sign up within eight months of stopping work or losing employer coverage (whichever comes first), you may have to ...
MarketWatch

I turned 65 in April, but I’m still working and on my employer’s health plan. I was advised not to sign up for Medicare. But now I’m paranoid that I made a mistake. What ...

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 ...