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How to create a
My Social Security & Medicare.Gov Account on SSA.gov
Create ONLINE Account Publication # 10540
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Our webpage on how to create a Social Security and My Medicare Account
You need it to sign up for Medicare too.
Create Social Security Account
We suggest that you create an account with Social Security and Medicare then you can log in and replace your card, in addition to getting tons of other information, like the explanation of benefits for any claims you have. The new card takes about 30 days to get. You can also change your address, etc.
With your free, personal my Social Security account, you can receive personalized estimates of future benefits based on your real earnings, see your latest Statement, and review your earnings history. It even makes it easy to request a replacement Social Security Card or check the status of an application, from anywhere!
What can you do with a my Social Security account?
pdf # 10121
- Check your application status
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explanation of benefits for recent MRI and X rays, copies of bills, Etc?
- Set up or change direct deposit
- Request a replacement Social Security card
- Get a Social Security 1099 (SSA-1099) form
- Get a proof of income letter
- Change your address if you’re a beneficiary
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Get New ID Cards?
Sample Medicare ID Card
MyMedicare.gov account
to see if your new card has mailed. Don’t have an account yet?
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Manage your personal information (like medical conditions, allergies, and implanted devices).
• Sign up to get your “Medicare Summary Notices” (eMSNs) and this handbook electronically. You won’t get printed copies if you choose to get them electronically.
• Manage your personal drug list and pharmacy information.
• Search for, add to, and manage a list of your favorite providers and access quality information about them.
• Select your primary clinician from your list of favorite providers. Your primary clinician is the practitioner who you want responsible for coordinating your overall care, regardless of where you choose to get services. By choosing a primary clinician, your doctor may have access to more tools or services for your care available to patients of doctors participating in an Accountable Care Organization or certain other Medicare alternative payment models. (This is also known as “voluntary
alignment.”)
• Track Original Medicare claims and your Part B deductible status.
• Print an official copy of your new Medicare card once it’s mailed to you Learn more Medicare & You – see link in side panel
it’s a free, secure, and easy way to access all your Medicare information in one place.
Allow someone else to contact Social Security – Form cms 10106 – Can be done online in your account.
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Medicare.Gov Glossary
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Coinsurance
An amount you may be required to pay as your share of the cost for health care services or prescriptions after you pay any deductibles. Coinsurance is usually a percentage (for example, 20%).
Deductible
The amount you must pay for health care services or prescriptions each year, before your Medicare drug plan, your Medicare Health Plan, or your other insurance begins to pay. These amounts can change every year.
Dosage
The prescribed strength or amount of therapeutic ingredient(s) administered at prescribed intervals.
Drug Coverage
This tells you that a plan offers coverage of prescription drugs.
Drug Restrictions
The plan may have certain coverage restrictions (including quantity limits, prior authorization, and step therapy) on a prescription drug.
Example of Restrictions
Estimated Annual Drug Costs
This is an estimate of the average amount you might expect to pay each year for your prescription drug coverage. This estimate includes the following costs, as applicable:
- Monthly premiums
- Annual deductible
- Drug copayments/coinsurance
- Drug costs not covered by prescription drug insurance
If you entered your drugs into the Medicare Plan Finder, then this estimate includes the cost of those drugs.
If you selected "I don’t take any drugs," then this amount includes only the cost of the monthly premiums that you would pay for the plan and it does not include any drug costs.
If you selected "I don’t want to add drugs now," then this estimate includes the average drug costs for people with Medicare and may differ depending on your age and health status.
Your expenses may be lower if you have limited income and resources.
Formulary
A list of prescription drugs covered by a prescription drug plan offering prescription drug benefits.
Monthly Premium
The periodic payment to Medicare, an insurance company, or a health care plan for health or prescription drug coverage. In a few cases, a note will say "Under Review" instead of a premium amount. This means Medicare and the company are still discussing the amount.
MTM Program
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Programs
offer free services to eligible members of Medicare drug plans. These services help make sure that medications are working to improve their members' health. Members can talk with a pharmacist or other health professional and find out how to get the most benefit from their medications. Members can ask questions about costs, drug reactions, or other problems. Each member gets their own action plan and medication list after the discussion. These can be shared with their doctors or other health care providers. Members who take different medications for more than one health condition may contact their drug plan to see if they're eligible. Humana * Medicare.gov *
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Hello,
I have just received social security spousal benefits and was told I will receive $981.00 monthly on 4th Wed. beginning May 2021.
My question is in regards to my existing medicare payments.
I already have quarterly payments for medicare set up as automatic withdrawal from my bank.
My next payment for $445.50 is due 4/25/2021.
So will my payment continue to come out of my bank account or does Social security pay the amount automatically now ?
Not sure how this works. Please help!?
Jacqui R
Social Security’s website says it’s automatic… I would watch and double check.
If you get Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) benefits, your Part B (Medical Insurance) premium will get deducted automatically from your benefit payment. Medicare.gov
Please see our webpage on paying Part B Premiums & Enrollment, namely these FAQ’s
Where’s my bill?
Payment Options
Try checking your Medicare or Social Security accounts… See above webpage if you need to set them up.
If all else fails:
If you have questions about your premiums or need to change your address on your bill, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213.
Thank you for your prompt response. Much better than waiting on terminal hold.
Jacqui R
I tried to sign up for a Medicare Account, but it asked so many security questions I couldn’t get through and then said to try later?
Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; https://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/Topic/article/KA-01699
More information on the Social Security Verification process https://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/Topic/article/KA-01693
You cannot create a my Social Security account online if you have a fraud alert on your credit report. You first must ask our Identity Services Provider to remove the alert. https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02711
Additional Information required to prove your identity https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02783
Email Social Security https://secure.ssa.gov/emailus/
PDF – How to create account https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10540.pdf
I don’t have my ID card from Medicare, but I do have a bill for Part B. Is there anyway to know my Medicare ID # so I can enroll in Part D, Medi Gap or Medicare Advantage?
Yes, your Medicare ID # is shown below
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/Downloads/CMS500.pdf
Understanding your bill