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Modalities of the Medicare Initial Enrollment Period
The Medicare Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) is something you should familiarise yourself with if you’re approaching 65. It’s crucial to comprehend the process of enrolling in Medicare and when to do it in order to receive the advantages you are entitled to. There is a seven-month period spread across your 65th birthday that should be considered while deciding whether to sign up for Medicare coverage. The time frame allocated for signing up for Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D is referred to as the Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) for Medicare.
Medicare Parts comprise:
- Medicare Part A – Helps pay for the majority of inpatient hospital, skilled nursing facility, home health, and hospice care.
- Medicare Part B – Also known as doctor’s office insurance, pays for routine medical appointments with experts to treat your diseases. It also includes preventative services, which are medical procedures designed to ward against illness (like the flu) or to identify illnesses at an early stage when they are most likely to respond favorably to treatment.
- Medicare Part C Plans – Private insurance providers on Medicare panel offer Medicare Part C plans also referred to as Medicare Advantage plans. Part A and Part B coverage are replaced by a Medicare Advantage plan.
- Medicare Part D – Provides coverage for prescription drugs.
To help with the copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles that Medicare Parts A and B do not cover, you might also want to think about a Medicare Supplement Insurance plan, generally known as Medigap. You can sign up for a Medigap policy starting on the first of the month you turn 65 and are enrolled in Part B. To qualify for Medigap insurance, you must be a beneficiary of Medicare Parts A and B.
Important Information Regarding Medicare's Initial Enrollment Period
- IEP stands for the seven-month period that includes your 65th birthday. Enrollment begins three months before the age of 65 and concludes three months after that, therefore a total of 7 months window is available to you.
- You must enroll in Medicare Parts A and/or B if you are not currently receiving Railroad Retirement Benefits or Social Security benefits. Otherwise, you will be enrolled without your consent.
- You can still enroll in Medicare Parts A and/or B during your Medicare Initial Enrollment period if you do not intend to retire at age 65 and choose to receive a higher level of coverage once you do.
- Your Part B coverage can be delayed if you intend to retire after age 65. If you are paying for health insurance through your employer’s insurance and wish to avoid paying the Part B premium, you may want to put off Part B coverage.
- A monthly premium is typically not required for Medicare Part A, but Part B includes premiums.
If you are close to the age of 65, you should mark the date on your calendar now so that you are ready to join when you become eligible. If you are automatically enrolled in Medicare, you will receive a red, white, and blue Medicare card in the mail three months before you turn 65. In the event that Medicare is not offered to you automatically, you must select one of the options below:
- Visit https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/medicare to submit an online Medicare application.
- Visit the Social Security office in your area.
Allow DreamhealthQuotes to assist you during the initial enrollment period for Medicare.
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