{"id":59,"date":"2026-10-04T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2026-10-04T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:00:00","slug":"turning-65-how-to-sign-up-for-medicare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/turning-65-how-to-sign-up-for-medicare\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning 65: How to Sign Up for Medicare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>If you or someone you care about will be turning 65 in 2026, it\u2019s essential to know the Medicare enrollment window: you have a seven-month period to sign up and avoid coverage gaps or penalties. Medicare\u2019s landscape continues to evolve\u2014new rules now include a $2,100 out-of-pocket cap for prescription drugs, along with lower medication costs. These changes can make a real difference in both coverage and peace of mind. I always encourage my clients to enroll early to ensure their health coverage transitions smoothly. When it comes to something as important as your health and financial security, taking a little time now to understand your options can help you feel confident and prepared for the future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/retirement\/medicare\/turning-65-in-2026-how-to-sign-up-for-medicare\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you or someone you care about will be turning 65 in 2026, it\u2019s essential to know the Medicare enrollment window: you have a seven-month period to sign up and avoid coverage gaps or penalties. Medicare\u2019s landscape continues to evolve\u2014new rules now include a $2,100 out-of-pocket cap for prescription drugs, along with lower medication costs. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/61"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeduerrinsuranceagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}