If you are new to Medicare, linked below is a helpful resource from Medicare’s website to help you learn more. It is called “Getting Started with Medicare” and it highlights three steps for beginning your journey with Medicare.

Visit the “Getting Started with Medicare” page from Medicare.gov at this link.

If you have questions or need help Medicare in Cincinnati, OH, you are welcome to contact our agency, McCarthy Stevenot Agency, Inc. at 513-891-9888.

Three steps Medicare.gov provides to help get you get started:

“Step 1: Sign up for Medicare”

This step deals with, “If you don’t already have Medicare, find out if you’re eligible.” Here you can get an estimate of,

• When you’re eligible for Medicare.
• Whether you’ll get Medicare Part A and Part B automatically or if you need to sign up.
• Your premium amounts.

Also in this step,

• You can learn about the different parts of Medicare, like Part A and Part B, and the specific services they cover.
• Decide whether you want Part B.
• If you don’t get Medicare automatically, apply for Medicare online.

“Step 2: Choose your coverage”

In this step, you will learn about the main ways to get Medicare coverage and how Medicare works with other insurance you may have. From the page,

• There are 2 main ways to get your medicare coverage – Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO). Some people get additional coverage, like Medicare prescription drug coverage, like Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap).
• Learn about these coverage choices and 3 steps to help you decide how to get your coverage.
• If you have other health insurance, you can learn how Medicare works with other insurance.
• If you’re retired and have coverage from a former employer, there are 5 things to know about retiree coverage.

“Step 3: Learn about 5 things to do in your first year with Medicare”

This step provides links to more resources available from Medicare.gov about,

• An “authorization form if you want your family or friends to call Medicare on your behalf.”
• Information about how to “Make a “Welcome to Medicare” Preventative Visit appointment.
• A signup link for MyMedicare.gov, a “…secure online service where you can access your personal Medicare information 24 hours a day, every day.”
• A link to “Learn what Medicare Covers.” Here, you’ll “…get a link to a list of tests, items, and services that are covered no matter where you live.”
• A link to decide if you want to go “…paperless, and get your next free copy of Medicare & You electronically” next October via email instead of a paper copy through the regular mail.

Here is an introductory video from Medicare/CMSHHSgov called,

Medicare & You: Understanding Your Medicare Choices

Questions about Medicare in Cincinnati, OH? Feel free to call our agency at 513-891-9888.