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On 19 January 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved to Medicare. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Medicare card; new ones issued

I received a new Medicare card and am wondering if it is legit. Does anyone know if they reissue new cards after the change they made, in regards to the number change? The new one has a new number. Thanks for taking the time read this. Joeytoo12 (talk) 05:33, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 15:19, 26 November 2019 (UTC)Jpgordon, Thanks for the reply.[reply]

No If you lose your card or it is stolen, you can request a replacement, and you will generally receive the same Medicare number.

If there is a change in your personal information (like your name), you may receive a new card, and your number could change.

And Starting in 2018, Medicare began issuing new cards with a unique Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) instead of the Social Security number to help protect beneficiaries' identities. If you received a new card during this transition, your number changed. 182.183.31.45 (talk) 01:47, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Medicare Prompt Pay Correction Act

This bill appears to be moot at best. Should it be sourced, or deleted? Bearian (talk) 11:25, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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IRMAA has changed since 2012 referenced information shown on February 19, 2025.

"these higher Part B premiums are from 30% to 70% higher with the highest premium paid by individuals earning more than $214,000, or married couples earning more than $428,000.[63]" is no longer accurate because of changes since the referenced source was published a dozen years ago.

Based on https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11579-medicare-costs.pdf :

(1) The Part B premiums are 40% to 240% higher, higher with the highest premium paid by individuals earning more than $394,000, or married couples earning more than $750,000. [These numbers are calculated based on numbers shown in that reference.]

(2) There are also premiums for Part D, now. It may be clearer to describe these as $13.70 to 85.80 above the plan premium with the highest premium paid by individuals earning more than $394,000, or married couples earning more than $750,000 because Part D plan premiums vary. It may be even clearer to combine #1 and #2 since the earning brackets are are the same for the Part B and Part D increases. 2601:84:8800:ED0:25BC:8EA1:1F3:51CC (talk) 22:55, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]