It\u2019s a good idea to know when to apply for Medicare<\/a>. It saves the hassle of scrambling later.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you are not getting Social Security benefits, then before you turn 65, you need to apply for Medicare<\/a>. It is not, contrary to popular opinion, an automatic enrolment,\u201d indicated Richard Cantu with Medicare<\/a> supplements resource, GoMedigap.com. The preliminary enrollment period for Medicare<\/a> actually begins three months before a person turns 65 and includes their birth month and end three months after that month. While that may sounds confusing, it is easily clarified by contacting a local Medicare<\/a> health insurance agent.<\/p>\n \u201cIf by chance you are still working, and in this day and age that is far more common that it used to be, you may not need to enroll in Part B when you hit age 65. Here is how that works. If your employer has over 20 workers and offers group insurance that (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a good idea to know when to apply for Medicare. It saves the hassle of scrambling later. \u201cIf you are not getting Social Security benefits, then before you turn 65, you need to apply for Medicare. It is not,…<\/span><\/p>\n