Staying Fit
Q. We live five months of the year in Maine and seven months of the year in Florida. Can we sign up for Medicare in both places? If not, how do we receive our benefits?
A. You can enroll in Medicare only in one place. Social Security requires this place to be your principal residence, which it defines as the address you use for filing taxes, voter registration, driver’s license and so on. However, this does not prevent you from receiving Medicare benefits somewhere else.
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If you’re a snowbird or sunbird who migrates to another part of the country for several months of the year, here are some tips for ensuring that you get the medical services you need under Medicare, in whatever state you happen to be in at the time: