Medicare Deadlines

Turning 65? Get your Medicare deadlines on one page.

Answer a few questions and we’ll work out every date for you: when to sign up, what to stop, and which deadlines cost money for life if you miss them.

About you

1.What's your date of birth?

Every deadline is counted from it.

2.Are you getting Social Security benefits yet?

If you are, Medicare signs you up automatically.

3.Where does your health coverage come from now?

Pick the main one.

4.Are you or your employer putting money into a health savings account (HSA)?
5.Which state do you live in?

States add their own rules and free help.

6.Is your income over $109,000 a year (single), or $218,000 (married, filing jointly)?

Higher incomes pay more for Medicare. It goes by your tax return from 2 years before, so answer for that year if you know it.

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