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Are You Sabotaging Your Medicare Benefits?


Hundreds of people make Medicare mistakes every day. Test your knowledge to avoid these 10 costly mistakes and ensure you don’t miss out on any benefits.

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Q1. All individuals are automatically enrolled in Medicare A & B at age 65.

Correct! Not everyone is automatically enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B at age 65. Automatic enrollment occurs if you're already receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits. If not, you'll need to enroll manually during your Initial Enrollment Period, which starts three months before your 65th birthday and ends three months after. To avoid penalties or gaps in coverage, make sure you enroll on time. If you need assistance, call us at 800-864-8890.

Wrong! Not all individuals are automatically enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B at age 65. Automatic enrollment happens only if you're already receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits. If you're not receiving these benefits, you'll need to enroll manually during your Initial Enrollment Period to avoid penalties or gaps in coverage. If you need assistance, call us at 800-864-8890.

Q2. Individuals receiving Social Security benefits are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B

Q3. An individual or their spouse must have paid 20 quarters of Medicare taxes to be eligible for Medicare. 

Q4. If a person or their spouse has coverage from an employer that has more than 20 employees, they should only take Part A and delay Part B. 

Q5. You must enroll in Medicare Part A & B if you are retired, or currently have: 

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TRICARE
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COBRA
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Marketplace Plan (ACA)
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Work for an employer with 19 or less employees

Q6. A person can still contribute to an HSA if they are enrolled in Medicare Part A.  

Q7. In your Initial Enrollment Period, you have 7 months to enroll. In most cases, those 7 months are distributed as 3 months before your birth month, your birth month, and 3 months after.  

Q8. When enrolling in Original Medicare during a Special Enrollment Period you are required to provide the CMS-L564 document.

Q9. Original Medicare & Advantage plans have an open access system that allow to go to any provider or hospital.

Q10. Supplemental (Medigap) Plans do not require pre-authorization for any health care services. 

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