Medicare B Late Enrollment Penalty

yorkriver1

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Does anyone have experience with Social Security/Medicare waiving the late enrollment penalty/consequences for someone who should have had help with their enrollment phone call?
 
Nope. They are pretty brutal. Sign up when you are supposed to- no penalty. Miss the window- bend over. They don't care about excuses either. I've come across a few that missed the window by thatmuch and Medicare could care less.
 
If they are pleading their case, I would suggest they go to a social security office and talk to someone in person.

Remember, calling 1-800 MEDICARE you care calling a contracted call center, not the federal government. And these call centers use the lowest common denominator for hiring. Example: The call center in Lawrence, KS was looking to move to Louisiana because they could pay the call center attendees less.
 
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