Ignoring Medicare rules costs Americans millions in penalties
01/05/2024

I need your help! I have discovered that my mother, who is 67, never enrolled in Medicare Part B or D. She was under the impression that if she did not go to the doctor, she did not need to pay the premium, saying she needed the money to pay for her car payment and could enroll later.

She has been diagnosed with colon cancer. I called Social Security to help her enroll in Part B and was informed that she must wait until Jan. 1 to enroll. The Social Security agent said that my mother has missed her "window of opportunity," since she did not enroll when she turned 65, and that she is going to receive a penalty. Please advise me; what can I do to help her? Thanks, Gabriel

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