According to Office of Personnel Management data, as of September 2024, around 5% -- or roughly 100,000 -- of the federal workforce was older than 65. Considering the large number of employees taking ...

Medicare is one of the few government programs where a missed deadline can quietly drain your wallet for decades. If you are approaching your 65th birthday, the paperwork you file, or fail to file, in ...

At age 65, you're eligible for both Social Security and Medicare. You can sign up for one without the other. It could pay to wait on both programs, depending on your circumstances. Keep these ...

Medicare eligibility generally begins at 65. You may want to delay your enrollment if you have great health insurance through a job. Even though Part A is usually free, you may want to wait if it bars ...