Hi, I'm Teri, and I'm feeling very lost regarding Medicare and Social Security. I will turn 65 in November 2026. I became a stay-at-home mom and housewife in 1999, so I have not had employer-sponsored health insurance since then. Instead, I have always been covered by my husband's Blue Cross Blue Shield FEP insurance. My husband, however, had to retire early (October 2020, when he was 2 months shy of turning 60) due to health reasons. Since 2023, he has been in a nursing home and just recently was put on hospice care (His doctor expects that he has a few months to live). Getting him qualified for Medicaid to cover his nursing home residency was too overwhelming for me to do on my own, so I hired an attorney who specialized in this. It was expensive but a good move since I didn't know what I was doing. For now, I live off of a fixed income -- My husband's small pension from his federal government job, and from SSDI that he receives. Once my husband passes on, I will go back to work or run a home business to support myself. The only other pertinent information I can think of is that I had cancer surgery in December 2025 and will continue with visits to an oncologist every 6 months for 5 years (January 2031). The only prescription I take is daily thyroid medication. I have not filed for Social Security (And I don't know what options for Social Security I have since I haven't been employed for so long), but I will worry about that after I figure out Medicare. My question is -- My Medicare enrollment period is coming up quickly. If I call Chapter, do I just ramble on and on with information as I have above? I'm an intelligent, college-educated woman, but this stuff is really hard for me. I'm feeling overwhelmed and don't want to choose the wrong Medicare option.

Is there dental help for someone on Medicaid in Nevada? If so what does it cover?

Hi, I'm Teri. Live in Texas and am lost on registering for Medicare and Social Security. I'm an intelligent, college-educated women, but figuring out things like this is really difficult for me.