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Understanding Your Medicare Summary Notice

AARP has created easy-to-use "decoders" for your Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B MSNs. These decoders provide a guided tour and translation of your Medicare statements.

When Does the Part B Late Penalty Clock Start Ticking?

How does the Part B late penalty work if you missed signing up during the initial enrollment period More

Article | April 26, 2013

Myth of the $247 Medicare Part B Premium

...health care reform will cause Part B premiums to increase More

Article | October 25, 2012

Being on Disability and Paying a Part B Late Penalty

...Medicare because of disability in 1995, but later dropped Part B because she was...I lost my insurance, she went back... More

Article | September 16, 2011

Disenrolling from Part B

...ve had Medicare Part B for several years, but now I’m starting a...that provides health insurance. Can I disenroll... More

Article | June 22, 2011

Refusing Medicare Coverage Can Be Costly for Those on Disability Insurance Who Don’t Know the Rules

...a letter saying I would receive Medicare Part A retroactively to 2006 and could have Part B as well. As I was... More

Article | July 1, 2010

Can One Part B Premium Cover Two Medicare Beneficiaries?

...wife will become one soon. When that happens, will we each have to pay the Part B premium or will one premium... More

Article | June 29, 2010

Can a Hospital Turn Away a Medicare Beneficiary Who Doesn't Have Medigap Insurance?

Ask Ms. Medicare: Hospital Policies for Medicare Beneficiaries Without... - AARP...Have Medigap Insurance? by: Patricia...the beneficiary has enrolled in Medicare Part B. Beyond this... More

Article | June 29, 2010

Getting Help to Pay Part B Premiums

...just enrolled in Medicare, but it’s hard to afford $110 a month for the Part B premium when my only income... More

Article | June 28, 2010

Getting Medigap Insurance Under Age 65

...65 and on Medicare because of disability. Can I buy medigap supplemental insurance to help with the costs More

Article | June 25, 2010

Who Pays the Part D Higher-Income Surcharge?

...a retiree plan may not exempt you from paying the higher-income Part D surcharge More

Article | December 27, 2012