Social Security Medicare Information Services

To sign up please call our toll free number at 1 800 772 1213 tty 1 800 325 0778 you also may contact your local social security office.
Social security medicare information services. Medicare part a hospital insurance helps pay for inpatient care in a hospital or limited time at a skilled nursing facility following a hospital stay. Contact social security to. You must submit form cms 1763 not available online to the social security administration ssa. Access a form so that someone who helps you with your medicare can get information on your behalf.
Today you can apply for retirement disability and medicare benefits online check the status of an application or appeal request a replacement social security card in most areas print a benefit verification letter and more from anywhere and. Learn about how to protect your personal information including your name and social security medicare and credit card numbers. We are constantly expanding our online services to give you freedom and control when conducting business with social security. Some people get medicare automatically and some have to sign up you may have to sign up if you re 65 or almost 65 and not getting social security.
Learn about examples of medicare fraud like getting billed for services or equipment you never got. This cheat sheet can help. Social security and medicare offer related services so people aren t always certain who does what. We use a variety of tools to count track and analyze visits to medicare gov.
If you live in puerto rico you will not receive medicare medical insurance medicare part b automatically. To schedule your interview call the ssa or your local social security. Understand your medicare options rights and protections. Create a my social security account to do things like request a replacement medicare card and report a change of address name or phone number.
See if you re eligible for medicare. You will need to sign up for it during your initial enrollment period or you will pay a penalty. Phone numbers websites. Authorization to disclose personal health information.
Selecting off will block this tracking. Before you choose a path below check out these 5 important facts. If you share our content on facebook twitter or other social media accounts we may track what medicare gov content you share. Your social security number remains your first and continuous link with social security.
Part a also pays for some home health care and hospice care. Learn how to get a fast appeal for medicare covered services you get that are about to stop. Check out your social security statement change your address manage your benefits online today. Getting medicare is a major milestone.
Here s where you can get the information you need no matter where you are in your medicare journey. You ll need to have a personal interview with social security before you can terminate your medicare part b coverage.