Q & A
I need information as to how Medicare Part B premiums are paid when the following applies, per CMS.HHS: “If you are not set up on your spouse’s Social Security number with a B or D following the Medicare number.”
Full Question: I need information as to how Medicare Part B premiums are paid when the following applies, per CMS.HHS: “If you are not set up on your spouse’s Social Security number with a B or D following the Medicare number.”
My wife’s Medicare Part B card has a B following the Medicare number. When my wife retires from the Postal Service with an immediate CSRS annuity, her Social Security benefit, which is now used to pay the Part B premiums, will be greatly reduced due to the windfall elimination provision. If she cannot have the premiums deducted from her Social Security benefit, is there some other way/process for her pay the Part B premiums.
Answer: If her Social Security benefit isn’t high enough to cover the premiums, they will be deducted from her CSRS annuity.
Source: Reg Jones, FederalTimes.com - January 9, 2014