Last updated August 16, 2024
When to use:
Caller is interested in applying for Medicare.
Before a person signs up for Medicare, it's helpful to know the answer to these questions:
- Is this person at least 65 years old or about to turn 65?
- Does the person have health coverage right now? (Employer? Group coverage? Native American? Veteran? Some type of alternative creditable coverage to avoid Part B and/or Part D penalty?)
- Are they already receiving any type of benefit payments such as SSDI (the only way to get automatically enrolled into Medicare is if you're already in that system).