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.

Medicare is the U.S. health insurance program for people 65 years old or older or with certain health conditions. Applying for Medicare can seem like a rite of passage or a benchmark in a lifetime.

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 ...

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're one of the estimated 67 million Americans over the age of 65 who receives health coverage through Medicare, the open enrollment period is now in effect and it's the best time of year to make ...

Toni King has authored several books on the subject of Medicare and has appeared regularly as a guest on the American Family Radio Network. My husband recently retired from his job and because I am ...

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 ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - (In Feb. 8 column, please correct type of company to 'an employer with fewer than 20 workers' instead of 'an employer with 20 or fewer workers,' paragraph 6.) Marian Leonard filed ...

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 ...