Medicare’s Initial Enrollment Period runs seven months around your 65th birthday. Miss it and the late penalties follow you for life. Here’s the timeline.

Medigap plans are standardized by letter, so Plan G is Plan G everywhere and only the price changes. What each letter covers and why your buying window matters.

In 2026, Medicare Part D out-of-pocket drug costs stop at $2,100 for the year. How the cap works, what counts toward it, and how to spread the bills out.

The 2026 Medicare Trustees Report projects the hospital fund runs short in 2033, still covering 89% of Part A costs. What that means for beneficiaries.

Medicare’s Extra Help program pays Part D premiums and caps drug copays for people with limited income, and it expanded in 2024. Here is who qualifies and how to apply.