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When can I enroll in Medicare?

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Your Medicare Initial Enrollment Period is a 7-month window: the 3 months before your 65th birthday month, the month itself, and the 3 months after. Missing it without creditable employer coverage triggers lifetime Part B and Part D penalties.

Medicare initial enrollment period timeline around age 65 birthday.

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