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Get started with Medicare

Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You may be eligible to get Medicare earlier if you have a disabilityEnd-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease). 

Some people get Medicare automaticallyothers have to actively sign up -- it depends if you start getting retirement or disability benefits from Social Security before you turn 65. 

What do Social Security benefits have to do with getting Medicare?

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Get basic information & next steps

Start with the basics and then get specific steps to follow.

Getting Social Security Benefits before 65

Follow this path to sign up for Medicare if you’re getting retirement or disability benefits from Social Security at least 4 months before turning 65

Get My Medicare Steps

Getting Social Security Benefits after 65

Follow this path to sign up for Medicare if you’re waiting until 65 or older to get retirement benefits from Social Security

Get My Medicare Steps

Get specific information if you have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).


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