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NOTE-1: Can take 3 to 4 weeks to receive your Medicare Card through the mail.
NOTE-2: Part-A and Part-B is Government (i.e., Social Security Administration).
for replacement cards, bill payments, update medication/drugs, view claims, etc.
NOTE-5: If SSA used a previous year (IRS-1040) to calculate your Part-B Medicare cost, and
you subsequently had a significant reduction in income (i.e., retirement), then you may want to
submit SSA Form-44 to Medicare to reduce your Part-B monthly costs. See (5b) for more info.
(6) Submit Medicare Insurance Part-C (Dental, Vision, Hearing) and Part-D (Prescription Drugs).
NOTE-7: Part-C, D, E, F, ... etc are through private insurance ... Blue Cross, Humana, AARP, Cigna, etc.
NOTE-8: You can apply for Part-C, D, E, F ... etc. at anytime after receiving your Medicare Card, however
it is highly recommended that you get this step completed prior to the 1st of your birth month
(i.e., If you are born November 20th, then November 1st).
NOTE-9: You can change your Part-C, D, E, F ... etc. during the yearly open-enrollment around late
October 15, 2021 through early December 7, 2021.