To check the status of your Original Medicare (parts A and B) application, you can log into your Medicare or Social Security account online, call the Social Security Administration (SSA), or visit a ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have launched its first-ever patient-facing app. Called “What’s Covered”, the app will allow people covered by Original Medicare (that is, not Medicare ...

CMS has launched the “What’s Covered” app to let Original Medicare patients and caregivers see whether Medicare covers a medical item or service. Original Medicare is coverage managed by the federal ...

Leave it to a teen to come up with a solution for Medicare enrollment headaches. Four years ago, when Augustus Holm was just 14, he began to help his grandmother compare what prices different Medicare ...

Dear Toni: I had no problem opening a My Social Security account to enroll in Medicare because I knew those answers. But filling out the application for Medicare was another story. I had a problem ...

You can contact Medicare or Social Security to check the status of your Part A or Part B application. For Part C, Part D, or Medigap applications, you must contact the insurance company directly. You ...