General enrollment period for Medicare Part B

By: 
Erin Thompson, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist, in Toledo

        If you did not apply for Medicare Part B (medical insurance) within three months before or after turning age 65, you have another chance each year during the General Enrollment Period. The period runs from Jan. 1 to March 31 every year.
        If you don’t enroll in Part B when you’re first eligible for it, you may have to pay a late enrollment penalty for as long as you have Part B coverage. Your monthly premium will increase 10% for each 12-month period that you were eligible for Part B but did not sign up for it. Your coverage starts the first day of the month after you sign up.
        To learn more about Medicare, please visit our Medicare Benefits page at ssa.gov/benefits/medicare. You may also read our publication at ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10043.pdf.
        Please share this information with your friends and loved ones who may need it – and share it on social media.

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