Don’t procrastinate!

Brought to you by- Jay Looft, Senior Source Medicare

When you are approaching your signup window for Medicare, do not wait until the last minute- don’t procrastinate!

The most common reason for beginning Medicare is turning age 65. Medicare gives you a “long runway” of 3 months prior to your birthday month and 3 months after your birthday month to get Medicare Part A and Part B in place.

Use the 3 months before your birthday month effectively.

If you sign-up during the 3 months prior to your birthday month, your coverage begins the first day of your birthday month.

I can’t stress being proactive enough, because we are seeing longer and longer processing times from the federal government in processing Medicare Part A and Part B enrollments. Recently, it’s taken several of our clients 30 days to see their Medicare Part A and Part B in their online account.

Don’t leave it to memory, put it in your calendar.

Set yourself a reminder on the 1st day of the month, 3 months before your birthday month. This will be the soonest date that Medicare will allow you to go online and sign-up for Medicare Part A and Part B. Once you are ready to signup, you can go to the Social Security website at www.ssa.gov/medicare/signup.

For those who are above the age of 65 and still on group health insurance, your sign-up window is different than the one discussed above. In many cases, your window is shorter and needs careful planning in order to execute correctly. When to sign-up for Medicare is just one of many questions you may have when turning age 65, coming off of group insurance, or just wanting a change.

Bring your questions and meet us in-person!

We will be hosting two upcoming Medicare 101 Educational Meetings:

April 20th, 10:00 AM @ The Historic Log Cabin, 200 Milton Ave, Alpharetta, GA 30009

April 26th, 10:00 AM @ Forsyth County Library-Post Road Branch, 5010 Post Road, Cumming, GA 30040