There are different Ways you can apply for a Medicare Card
1. If you are 64 and your company applies for you, you just need to check with your company, or wherever you’re employed, to see if they ordered you a Medicare Card. Then your card should arrive before you turn 65.
2. You can apply online if you are self-employed or not employed and are 64 years old. Here is how to do that:
a) Go to the website below, then click “How to Apply Online for a Medicare Card” below. Then, on this Government site, click on “Sign up for Medicare” and then click “Apply Online.” Complete the signup for Parts A and B.
b) Make sure you keep your ID and Password and also the Reference Number after you enroll.
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3. If you prefer to apply directly with Social Security. Their telephone number is (800) 772-1213. (NOTE: Going directly to Social Security takes a longer time to get your Medicare Card. I recommend you apply for your Medicare Card by using the Social Security Medicare website – see above: “How to Apply for a Medicare Card“)
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4. If you are leaving your company and/or dis-enrolling from your company Group plan, then extra procedures are required.
a) If you only have Medicare Part A, you can apply online for Part B, which you did not need in your Group plan.
b. To apply for part B only, click below “How to Apply for a Medicare card (Part B Only” and go to Start Application to see instructions and complete.
(Note: two sections are needed when you apply for a Part B only. One section is for your personal information. The other is for your employer to complete)