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Common Questions About Your New Medicare Card

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that new Medicare cards would be delivered to all Medicare recipients...

Does Your Medicare Number Ever Change? 

Your Medicare number typically remains the same unless specific circumstances arise, such as a name change. However, important updates to...

How Long Does It Take to Get Approved for Medicare?

Approval for Medicare typically aligns with your 65th birthday, but important exceptions and changes could affect your coverage timeline. Understanding...

What Does the New Medicare Card Look Like?

Between April 2018 and April 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) mailed out newly designed Medicare cards...

Can You Laminate Your Medicare Card?

One of the most common questions we receive is, “Can you laminate your Medicare card?” It’s a great question because...

Replacing Your Medicare Card

When you are eligible for Medicare, your red, white and blue Medicare ID card arrives in the mail.  What happens...