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Medicare Basics for Caregivers

What Is Medicare? - Getting Medicare

Enrollment in Medicare is automatic for a person who is turning 65 and who is already getting Social Security benefits, or who will start getting them at age 65. A Medicare card will be mailed out about three months before the 65th birthday. If a person isn't getting Social Security benefits when he or she turns age 65, the person will have to sign up for Medicare.

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"Getting Medicare" [1 min 54 sec]

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