The Initial Enrollment Period is the first chance you have to enroll in Medicare Part B. Your Initial Enrollment Period starts three months before you first meet all the eligibility requirements for Medicare and lasts for seven months.
The first chance you have to enroll in Part A or Part B, if you don't get it automatically. If you enroll during this time, which begins three months before you first meet the eligibility requirements for Medicare and continues for seven months, you do not pay a premium penalty.
The period of time during which a person is first eligible to enroll under the contract. It starts on the date of the person's initial date of eligibility and ends several weeks later.
The first time an individual is eligible to enroll in a groupâ€(tm)s benefits programs. During this period, the individualâ€(tm)s medical history is not subject to review. Once enrolled, however, pre-existing condition exclusionary periods may apply.
The period when a beneficiary can first sign up for Medicare Part B or Part D. For Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries, the initial enrollment period begins the 24th month of a beneficiaryâ€(tm)s Social Security disability payments. In general, it begins three months before you meet Medicare's eligibility requirements and lasts seven months.