Medicare Journey: An Interactive Medicare Adventure
Explore a valley, solve puzzles, and help your neighbors with Medicare.
Medicare Journey is a free browser game. You walk Linda, a fictional neighbor turning 65, through Medicare Valley: explore six places, talk to characters, solve puzzles, collect knowledge cards and items, and finish by helping her neighbor Joe make enrollment decisions. There is no timer and no signup. It teaches general Medicare concepts — it is not advice about your own coverage.
- 6places to explore
- 15knowledge cards
- 7puzzles & decisions
- 0timers or signups
How to play
Walk the road. Tap a place on the map — or use the arrow keys — and Linda walks there. The “Travel to” buttons under the map do the same.
Go inside and explore. Tap the glowing spots: objects, signs, and characters. Each one teaches something and may give you a knowledge card, an item, or coins.
Solve puzzles and make choices. Sort services, set the enrollment clock, build a bridge, and see the consequences of different decisions.
Unlock the next door. Finishing a place earns a badge and an item. Some doors only open when you bring the right item.
Finish the mission. Use what you learned to help Joe — then read every card you collected in your journal.
What you’ll discover along the road
- Linda’s House
Learn who Medicare is for, and whether you’re enrolled automatically or sign up yourself. Read more: Turning 65 checklist.
- Social Security Office
Learn where you sign up, and what Original Medicare means. Read more: Medicare enrollment help.
- Medicare Market
Learn what Parts A, B, C, and D cover — and what Original Medicare doesn’t. Read more: Part A vs. Part B.
- Calendar Clocktower
Learn your 7-month Initial Enrollment Period and the yearly enrollment windows. Read more: Medicare enrollment periods.
- Cost Canyon
Learn premiums, deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and late penalties. Read more: Medicare costs.
- Joe’s Porch
Learn how working past 65 and COBRA affect when to sign up for Part B. Read more: Working past 65.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I play Medicare Journey?
How is this different from Medicare Adventure?
Is there a time limit or signup?
Will the game tell me what to do about my own Medicare?
Sources
- Get started with Medicare — Medicare.gov
- How do I sign up for Medicare? — Medicare.gov
- When can I sign up for Medicare? — Medicare.gov
- When does Medicare coverage start? — Medicare.gov
- Joining a health or drug plan — Medicare.gov
- What Part A covers — Medicare.gov
- What Part B covers — Medicare.gov
- Skilled nursing facility care — Medicare.gov
- Hospice care — Medicare.gov
- What’s not covered by Original Medicare — Medicare.gov
- Medicare costs — Medicare.gov
- Avoid late enrollment penalties — Medicare.gov
- Medigap basics — Medicare.gov
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