If you sign up for
and/or
during the first 3 months of your Initial Enrollment Period, your coverage starts the first day of the month you turn 65. If your birthday is on the first day of the month, your coverage starts the first day of the prior month.
When will my Medicare coverage start?
If you sign up for Part A (if you have to buy it) and/or Part B in this month: | Your coverage starts: |
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The month you turn 65 | 1 month after you sign up |
1 month after you turn 65 | 2 months after you sign up |
2 months after you turn 65 | 3 months after you sign up |
3 months after you turn 65 | 3 months after you sign up |
During the January 1–March 31 General Enrollment Period | July 1 |