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Dear Toni,

I am an American turning 65 in September and am confused about my Medicare decision. I don’t know where to start or what to do.

Can you please help me with what my Medicare options are? Thanks, Toni.

—Stephanie from Orlando, Fla.

Hi Stephanie:

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I’m stressed about what I need to do to enroll in Medicare because I am working part-time with no benefits, only individual health insurance. I turn 65 in November and need my Medicare and Part D plan to begin Nov. 1.

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Dear Toni,

I am retired and have moved to North Carolina to help my mother and older brother, Johnny, rebuild our family home after the devastation from Hurricane Helene last September. My brother was not prepared, and so I need to help Johnny put together an emergency plan.

What can we do to be prepared for another hurricane, tornado or ...Read more

Hello Toni:

I have Original Medicare with a Supplement. In March, I was ambulanced to the emergency room for heart issues. I had a big surprise when a hospital employee asked me to sign a Medicare form while I was waiting in the ER to see if I was to be admitted as an inpatient or sent home. I was lucky that the doctor sent me home.

Did I ...Read more

Good day, Toni:

We saw your article about Medicare Part B enrollment in our local newspaper, but my wife’s and my Medicare enrollment situation is different. We will both turn 65 this year, me in June and Carol in September. I have signed up for Medicare Part A only and Carol will enroll for Part A soon.

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Hello Toni:

In September, I turn 65 with my Medicare beginning Sept. 1. I recently read your article from Greg in Texas who had received wrong information about enrolling in Medicare when self-employed. I am also self-employed and need your advice about enrolling in Medicare Part D.

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Toni:

I have been researching the changes to Medicare’s telehealth services over a computer video service that I saw on the news recently. I am concerned because my mother lives in an assisted living facility and her primary care doctor uses the telehealth computer service, so I do not have to take my mother, who uses a wheelchair, to the ...Read more

Dear Toni:

I am self-employed with an individual health plan and confused about enrolling in Medicare when I turn 65 in July. I cannot find the answer to my situation in the Medicare & You handbook. A business associate who is also self-employed delayed his Part B because he is under his wife’s company benefits. He is sure that I can delay ...Read more