Interesting Question

<br /><br />     I've been doing Social Security work since 1978 so it's not often I get a question that I haven't heard before but here's a new one on me. Let me explain some background first. There's a 24 month waiting period for Medicare after Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits begin and that waiting period only begins after the five month waiting period for cash benefits to start. Yes, it's

Interesting Question

     I've been doing Social Security work since 1978 so it's not often I get a question that I haven't heard before but here...

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Are You Kidding Me? A 48% Error Rate?

<br /><br />     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG):<br /><br /><br />Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security <br />Administration<br /> (SSA) correctly <br />completed manual actions to bill for Medicare premiums owed by beneficiaries whose monthly <br />Social Security benefit<br /> was<br /> less than the monthly <br />Medicare premium.  <br /><br />When an individual entitled to Medicare Part B

Are You Kidding Me? A 48% Error Rate?

     From a recent report by Social Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG): Our objective was to determine whether the Social Secu...

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