medicare part b medicare part d...tip tip a 10% premium increase for each full year you didn’t...
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MEDICARE PENALTIES
These fees are added to your respective premiums and they both last for as long as you have Parts B and D.
Medicare Part B Medicare Part D(Medical Coverage) (Prescription Drug Coverage)
THE PENALTY
HOW YOU GET DINGED
HOW TO AVOID IT
THE PENALTY
HOW YOU GET DINGED
HOW TO AVOID IT
Check which enrollment period applies to you and make sure you’re enrolled!
Make sure the Part D coverage you have meets the necessary requirements.
*Technically, you don’t get dinged until you’ve gone without creditable coverage for 63 days in a rowafter you sign up for Medicare, but don’t chance it!
TIP TIP
A 10% premium increase for each full year you didn’t sign up for Part B when you could have
By not signing up for Part B as soon as you’re eligible
Sign up for Medicare Part B as soon as you’re eligible
A fee (determined by the government) added to your monthly premium
By not having creditable prescription drug coverage
Sign up for Medicare Part D coverage that’s as good as Original Medicare’s standards