Many Layers Of Rules Lead To Medicare Confusion

I recently did a webinar on Medicare basics for over 600 consumers. During the Q&A session, I realized why Medicare is so confusing. The first question I was asked, “When are the seven months I have to enroll in Medicare?” highlights the reason.

You would think there should be one enrollment period for everyone, right? There was back when Medicare started. By 1966, one year after Medicare became official, 19 million people had enrolled. (Just a comment about that. Even with all the computers and automation, could you imagine the scene in today’s world if Social Security had to process 19 million applications in 12 months or 52,000 a day?)