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IGNORING MEDICARE RULES COSTS AMERICANS MILLIONS IN PENALTIES
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Toni:
I need your help! I have discovered that my mother, who is 67, never enrolled in
Medicare Part B or D. She was under the impression that if she did not go to the
doctor, she did not need to pay the premium, saying she needed the money to pay
for her car payment and could enroll later.
She has been diagnosed with colon cancer. I called Social Security to help her
enroll in Part B and was informed that she must wait until Jan. 1 to enroll. The
Social Security agent said that my mother has missed her “window of
opportunity,” since she did not enroll when she turned 65, and that she is going
to receive a penalty. Please advise me; what can I do to help her? Thanks, Toni.
— Jeanine from El Paso, Texas
Oh My, Jeanine:
Your mother has an extremely serious Medicare issue! She will have to enroll
during Medicare’s General Enrollment Period which is from Jan. 1-March 31 each
year for those who never enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B. Your mother will
receive the famous “Part B penalty” for the rest of her Medicare life.
Beginning Jan.1, 2023, Medicare’s GEP rules changed to help Americans who had
not enrolled in Medicare when turning 65. Now when you enroll in January,
February or March, your Medicare Part B will begin the first day of the
following month. If you wait past March 31 to enroll, your Medicare enrollment
will be delayed until Jan.1 of the next year, and you’ll receive a higher Part B
penalty which will go all the way back to the month you turned 65.
Jeanine, when your mother enrolls in Medicare Part B during Medicare’s GEP, she
will receive the Part B penalty: 10% for each 12-month period that she failed to
enroll. Her penalty will be 20% for as long as your mother could have had Part B
but failed to enroll. The penalty remains in effect for the life of the Medicare
beneficiary’s Medicare coverage.
For your mother to enroll in a Medicare Part D plan, she must wait until the
next Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, which is Oct. 15-Dec. 7. The Medicare
Part D plan will start Jan. 1.
Readers, the Medicare Part D penalty is 1% for each year that you could have but
failed to enroll in Part D, from age 65. This penalty, which is based upon the
national Part D average premium, also changes as the average changes.
Medicare enrollment periods are:
* Initial Enrollment Period: The seven-month window that begins three months
before turning 65, the month one turns 65 and three months after one turns
65.
* Special Enrollment Period: The eight-month window of signing up for Part B
without receiving a Part B penalty after turning 65. One must be working
full-time with company benefits to avoid the penalty.
* General Enrollment Period: Jan. 1-March 31 for anyone who has not enrolled in
Part B and now can enroll in Medicare Part B beginning the next month. You
WILL receive a Medicare Part B penalty if you are past your IEP and do not
meet the criteria for the SEP.
Currently, there are over 7 million Americans on Medicare receiving a Medicare
Part B penalty costing, on average, $5,000 in Medicare lifetime penalties, all
because they did not enroll at the right time. As we say at Toni Says, with
Medicare, what you don’t know WILL hurt you.
Toni King is an author and columnist on Medicare and health insurance issues.
She has spent nearly 30 years as a top sales leader in the field. If you have a
Medicare question, email info@tonisays.com or call 832-519-8664. Toni’s books
are available at www.tonisays.com.
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