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What is a Medicare Card?

• The Medicare card looks like the red, white and blue card shown here.
• Your Medicare card is your proof that you have Medicare health insurance.
• You can use this application only to request a Medicare card. If you need a Medicaid card, please contact your state Medicaid office.

What You Should Know

• Your Medicare card will arrive in the mail in about 30 days.
• It will be mailed to the address Social Security has on file for you.
• If you need proof that you have Medicare sooner than 30 days, you also can request a letter which you will receive in about 10 days.
• If you need proof immediately for your doctor or for a prescription, visit your nearest Social Security office.
• For security reasons, there is a 30 minute time limit to complete each page. You will be given notice when you are about to time out and can get more time to finish.
• You can read more about Social Security’s Internet policy here.

If You Have Moved

• If you have moved and have not reported this to us, you will need to report this change to us before we can process your request.
• If you have moved and have reported this to us recently, you will need to contact us before we can process your request.

Block access to your personal information

If you want to prevent online and automated telephone access to your personal information, you can block access to your personal information.