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Jan, 27 2023 — There are several reasons why you are still paying a monthly Medicare Part D plan premium
even though you are qualified for Medicaid or Extra Help benefits:
(1) Your plan does not meet the bench . . .
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Dec, 28 2022 — No. If you just enrolled in a Medicare plan - and chose to make premium payments with monthly coupons - and have not received your Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan's monthly premium co . . .
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Dec, 27 2022 — Sometimes your Medicare plan will not have enough time to organize the automatic premium deduction from your Social Security check, resulting in a 3+ month delay in premium payments - and instead the plan will ask that you pay the premium directly until auto deductions can begin.
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Dec, 19 2022 — Within 2 to 3 months. Depending on any administrative issues, you can usually expect your Social Security check premium deductions to begin within 2 to 3 months after the start of a new Medicare . . .
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Nov, 10 2022 — Within 3 months after your new coverage starts. Although Medicare Advantage plan coverage changes each year, some Medicare plans are able to "give back" a portion of your Medicare Part B premium . . .
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Nov, 05 2022 — Yes. You can contact the Member Services department of your Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan if you wish to change how you pay your monthly premiums. The toll-free Member Se . . .
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Nov, 05 2022 — Contact your Medicare plan
immediately. A Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan
can “involuntarily" disenroll you from the plan if you fail to pay your monthly
premiums - and once . . .
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Oct, 05 2022 — It depends on the Part D plan you choose. If your Medicare Part D prescription drug plan has a monthly premium below (or close to) your state's Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) Benchmark premium, and it . . .
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Sep, 27 2022 — If a person stops paying their Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan's monthly premium, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare manual allows a Medicare plan to disenroll th . . .
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Sep, 05 2022 — Not really. Depending on your chosen Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan, your monthly premium payment options may include:
Social Security check deduction,
Bank Draft (Elec . . .
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Sep, 01 2022 — Depending on your chosen Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan, you will have several of the following options for paying your monthly Medicare plan premiums:
Automatic electr . . .
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Sep, 01 2022 — 2 to 3 months. Originally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) noted that it generally takes about two months from the time your Medicare drug plan submits the request for the premium . . .
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Sep, 01 2022 — In general, if you have selected automatic Social Security benefit deduction, you do not need to separately pay your monthly Medicare drug plan premiums while waiting for the automatic premium deducti . . .
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Sep, 01 2022 — When changing to a new Medicare plan, the Social Security Administration sometimes needs several months to update their records with the correct Medicare Part D premium deduction information.
When . . .
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Aug, 31 2022 — No. Never submit any money with your Medicare Part D plan enrollment application.
Again, no Medicare Advantage plan or Medicare Part D plan requires an enrollee to send money with a prescript . . .
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Aug, 31 2022 — You may receive a direct bill from your Medicare plan for the unpaid portion of your monthly premiums.
As background, there are a number of ways to pay your Medicare plan premium and one of the most . . .
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Aug, 31 2022 — If you have any questions about paying your Medicare Part D or Medicare Advantage plan premium, you can contact your Medicare plan's Member Services department. The toll-free telephone number fo . . .
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Aug, 31 2022 — If the Social Security Administration (SSA) withheld the Medicare plan premium, Social Security will refund your premium. You should get this refund as an individual payment, separate from your . . .
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Aug, 28 2022 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides the following guidance explaining how Medicare beneficiaries can receive a refund or repayment of their overpaid copayments and premiums f . . .
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Aug, 23 2022 — Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is like any other insurance - you will pay a monthly premium - then you may pay a deductible before your plan's coverage begins (unless your plan does not ha . . .