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Enroll and Sign Up
The only places where actual Medicare enrollment happens.
Official starting point: what Medicare covers, when to sign up, and which parts you need.
Social Security handles Part A and Part B enrollment, including online applications.
The official, current tool for comparing Advantage, Part D, and Medigap options in your ZIP code.
Check whether a life event opens an enrollment window and when coverage would begin.
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Costs and Financial Help
Programs that lower premiums, deductibles, and drug costs.
Apply through Social Security for help paying Part D premiums, deductibles, and copays.
State programs that can pay your Part B premium and other cost sharing.
Current-year premiums, deductibles, and income-related adjustment amounts.
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Free Personal Help
Unbiased human counseling at no cost to you.
Free, one-on-one, non-commercial Medicare counseling from trained local counselors.
How to file an appeal, the levels of review, and the deadlines that apply.
What to do if you suspect fraud, or if someone pressures you to enroll in a plan.
Prefer the Phone?
Medicare: (800) MEDICARE ((800) 633-4227), 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. TTY (877) 486-2048.
Social Security: (800) 772-1213, TTY (800) 325-0778.