Medicare Eligibility Test

Date of Birth: 5/21/1944

Results
Thank you. You have completed the questionnaire section of this tool. The following table contains personalized eligibility and enrollment information based on the information you entered. Please note that Social Security will make the final decision on your eligibility and enrollment.

General Enrollment
There are two parts to Medicare: Part A and Part B. Medicare Part A helps cover your inpatient care in hospitals, critical access hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. It also covers hospice care and some home health care. Medicare Part B helps cover your doctors’ services, outpatient hospital care, and some other medical services that Medicare Part A does not cover, such as some of the services of physical and occupational therapists, and some home health care. Medicare Part B helps pay for these covered services and supplies when they are medically necessary. For more coverage information, please visit the Your Medicare Coverage section of our website.

Part B Specific
Based on your answers, the amount you will pay each month for your Medicare Part B premium is $110.50* in 2010. This amount is based on your income. For more information see our FAQ: Medicare Part B Monthly Premiums in 2010. Most people who choose to enroll in Medicare Part B do not get a premium billing notice because their premiums are deducted from their monthly social security, railroad retirement or Office of Personnel Management annuity check. If you do not get any of these payments, Medicare will send you a bill for your Part B premium every 3 months.

Your Retirement Benefits & Medicare
Generally, if you have supplemental insurance through your former employer or union, it is considered a secondary payer and pays after Medicare. Your retiree benefits often cover the deductible and/or co-payments required by Medicare. Retiree coverage (not a Medigap policy) might not fill the gaps in Medicare coverage, but might offer other benefits such as prescription drug coverage and routine dental care. Retiree coverage might not pay your medical costs during any period in which you were eligible for Medicare but did not sign up for it. If you are not sure how your plan works with Medicare, get a copy of your plan’s benefits booklet or look at the summary plan description provided by your former employer or union. You can also call your benefits administrator and ask how the plan pays when you have Medicare. Note: When you have retiree coverage from an employer or union, they have control over this insurance. They may change the benefits or the premiums and can cancel the insurance if they choose.

* In general, beneficiaries in 2009 who had the Social Security Administration (SSA) withhold their Part B premium and had incomes of $85,000 or less (or $170,000 or less for joint filers) will not have an increase in their Part B premium for 2010

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Twinkie