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Free Medicare guidebook

Turning 65? Get Medicare explained in plain language.

Our free guide covers the key choices and deadlines: when to sign up, what each part covers and how to compare your choices. We'll email it to you.

  • Free, and there's no obligation to enroll
  • Just your email address. We won't call unless you ask.
  • It doesn't sign you up for anything unless you tick the optional box

Free guidebook

Your Guide to Turning 65

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What's inside

Key choices and deadlines before your 65th birthday

  1. When you can sign up

    Your Initial Enrollment Period, and what happens if you’re still working at 65.

  2. Parts A, B, C and D

    What each part covers, in plain words.

  3. Medicare Advantage or Medicare Supplement

    How the two paths differ, and questions to ask yourself.

  4. What you might pay

    Premiums, deductibles and copays, and the penalties for signing up late.

  5. Doctors and prescriptions

    How to check that a plan works with the doctors and medicines you use now.

  6. Your before-65 checklist

    What to do in the months before your birthday, step by step.

Who it's for

Helpful if you're

Turning 65 in the next year

Know your sign-up window and your choices before it opens.

Retiring or leaving a job

Moving from employer coverage to Medicare without a gap.

Helping a parent

Understand the options so you can help them choose.

Rather talk it through?

An agent or representative can answer your questions and compare plans with you. Our help is free to you.

1-800-830-7574TTY 711

Mon–Fri 9 a.m.–6 p.m. ET. Or schedule a call for a time that suits you.

Questions about the guide

Yes. It’s free, and getting it doesn’t sign you up for anything unless you tick the optional box for other emails.