Looks fishy to me. She isnt 65 until April 25 and isnt retiring until the end of April but she gets a bill for 3 months premium for Apr 1-June 30? Has anyone seen this? Very odd to me.

If thats a fake its a good one.

I thought they automatically deducted it out of your SS check?

Time to make a phone call. But not a number on that bill

I am 99.9% sure its a scam. Time to call S.S. Part B is deducted from your benefit. You are given the option of signing up for it or declining. Part A is part of your benefit.

If not drawing ss then you have to pay Medicare.

That looks like the correct address for Medicare payments, according to Google anyway.

If your wife signed up for Medicare and did not sign up to start receiving Social Security, then you would receive this bill quarterly. Your wife’s Medicare would start on the first of the month regardless of her birth date.

The amount is correct too.

Looks like your wife is delaying the start of her Soc Sec benefits, but starting Medicare. Is that correct?

“IF” your wife had/has other health insurance, you are not required to sign up for part B until that insurance is no longer in effect. You need to provide documentation to that effect.

I actually had to retire sign up at a social office to start my medicare retired at 63 at 65 my A&B started automatically despite receiving 6 million letters from ss it was automatic

When I turned 65 I was required to sign up for part A, everybody is. It’s free but you have to sign up for it. You are not required to sign up for part B if you can provide proof that you have other comparable health insurance. Part B is not free.

I provided the required proof that I had alternate insurance and did not have to sign up for part B.

Medicare payments are taken out of your SS check automatically.

If you work past your required sign up date, and don't sign up because you have health insurance through work, you will be charged an extra fee when you start to collect, taken automatically out of your monthly check.

It did not specifically state that in the Medicare book when I went through the sign up several years ago, it stated you MAY incur an additional fee.

The new Medicare books now say you WILL incur an additional fee. Depending on how long one works with private health coverage before retiring will affect the extra amount you will get dinged for every month once you start to collect.

And SS will send you a nice letter any year that they increase that penalty letting you know what the extra monthly increase is. And you don't have anything to say about it.

So, sign up on time.

Mine and my wife's are.

My understanding is you never have to sign up for Part B. The penalty only applies if you ever sign up for part B and it just means it will be more expensive when you sign up to make up for the money the government didn't collect monthly payments for all those months because you chose not to start when they wanted you to.

You generally do not have to sign up for Medicare Part B at 65 if you have "creditable" coverage through a current employer (yours or a spouse's) with 20 or more employees, as you can delay enrollment without penalty.

This is what I did. I don’t think I’d face any penalties if I ever signed up for part B, which I will probably never do.

If you delay taking SS but still sign up for Medicare to not be penalized later you will receive these bills. That is what I did. The problem is most people don't pay attention to the fact that you have up until 3 months "after" you turn 65 to sign up without a penalty. Most sign up during the 3 months prior to turning 65 or the month they do turn 65. I delayed it until the end so I could delay getting these bills since I had insurance through my prior employer. News to those who don't have Medicare, the insurance costs for most people will go up since you still need additional insurance to cover what Medicare doesn't. Just another example of the insurance scam in this country on everything anymore.

She won't turn 65 until April 25, is still working and does have health insurance through the hospital she works at. Her financial advisor signed her up for SS and her SS will go into her retirement fund with the financial advisor, then they pay her a set amount monthly out of her retirement fund. Seems to me they're jumping the gun since this is due March 25 and she isn't retiring until April 31.

Does her health insurance terminate when she retires?