Medicare Premium Payment Program - Initial Enrollment Period

Medicare Premium Payment Program
Initial Enrollment Period

The Initial Enrollment Period is the Medicare enrollment period for individuals as they turn age 65. This seven-month period starts three months prior to the month of the individual's 65th birthday and continues three months following the month the individual turns 65 years of age. The individual's Medicare effective date depends on when the individual enrolls in Medicare within the Innitial Enrollment Period.

If you turn 65 in	And you enroll in Medicare in	Your Medicare coverage begins in
January	October	January
	November	January
	December	January
	January	February
	February	April
	March	June
	April	July

February	November	February
	December	February
	January	February
	February	March
	March	May
	April	July
	May	August

March	December	March
	January	March
	February	March
	March	April
	April	June
	May	August
	June	September

April	January	April
	February	April
	March	April
	April	May
	May	July
	June	September
	July	October

May	February	May
	March	May
	April	May
	May	June
	June	August
	July	October
	August	November

June	March	June
	April	June
	May	June
	June	July
	July	September
	August	November
	September	December

July	April	July
	May	July
	June	July
	July	August
	August	October
	September	December
	October	January

August	May	August
	June	August
	July	August
	August	September
	September	November
	October	January
	November	February

September	June	September
	July	September
	August	September
	September	October
	October	December
	November	February
	December	March

October	July	October
	August	October
	September	October
	October	November
	November	January
	December	March
	January	April
	*February	*July
	*March	*July

November	August	November
	September	November
	October	November
	November	December
	December	February
	January	April
	February	May
	*March	*July

December	September	December
	October	December
	November	December
	December	January
	January	March
	February	May
	March	June

*Individuals with birthdays in October or November should notice that the Individual Enrollment Period overlaps with the Medicare General Enrollment Period, which is January through March of each year. For example, if your birthday is in October and you enroll in Medicare the following February, your coverage will not begin until July . However, if you enroll during the month of January, because it falls within your IEP, your coverage will begin in April.