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title: "When to apply for medicare?"  
description: "When to apply for medicare?"  
author: "MARY  ANN"  
published: 2017-11-15  
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# When to apply for medicare?

When to [apply](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13148/discover-to-apply-make-up-like-a-professional-supermodel) for medicare?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**An individual can apply for Medicare when he or she has crossed the age of 65 as per the government rules and guidelines one can’t apply for Medicare until he/she has crossed the age of 65.**

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However**, if there are any short serious disease or an illness i**n which the **doctor has declared** a particular patient **disabled for 2 years or more in such case Medicare for that particular person could be applied.** The process could be a bit exhausting as one need an attorney to make that whole process and document work done.

## you can apply for Medicare from here: www.medicare.gov


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