Social Security Medicare Resources
- Request for a replacement Medicare card - Replace your lost or damaged Medicare card
- Apply for Medicare
- Medicare Publications
- Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount – Life-Changing Event, (Form SSA-44)
- Extra Help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs
Other Medicare Resources
- Medicare.gov - The official U.S. Government site for Medicare information:
- Medicare & You handbook
- Find out what Medicare covers
- Understanding Medicare Advantage Plans and Part D Enrollment Periods publication
- Information about premium payment
- Who to contact - Information by state on who to contact about:
- Your Medicare bill
- Getting Medicare, other health insurance, other benefits
- Complaints, appeals, and other Medicare rights
- Your health plan choices
- Medicaid - The official site for Medicaid information
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - The Medicare and Medicaid agency
- Medicare and the Marketplace
If you live in Puerto Rico you will not receive Medicare Medical Insurance (Medicare Part B) automatically. You will need to sign up for it during your initial enrollment period or you will pay a penalty. To sign up, please call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). You also may contact your local Social Security office. You can find your local Social Security office by using our Office Locator.