📋 How Do Social Security and Medicare Work Together? (AARP Article)
FROM THE ARTICLE.
SSA handles enrollment, collects premiums for many Medicare beneficiaries.
6-minute read.
By Andy Markowitz, AARP.
Reviewed by Jammie Lyell, M.S.
Published September 16, 2025
Key takeaways!
[*] Social Security manages Medicare enrollment.
[*] Oftentimes you need to apply for Medicare yourself.
[*] Many pay Medicare premiums through Social Security.
[*] Social Security and Medicare have a historical connection.
[*] Social Security manages SSDI and SSI, too.
USE LINK BELOW TO READ THE ARTICLE.
https://www.aarp.org/social-security/retirement/works-with-medicare/