• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
California Health Advocates

California Health Advocates

  • Contact
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Contact
    • Our Team
    • Mission
    • Education Services
    • About HICAP
    • Press
    • Testimonials
  • MEDICARE COUNSELING
  • Fact Sheets
  • Topics
    • The Basics
    • Prescription Drugs
    • Low-Income Help
    • Medigap
    • Medicare Advantage
    • Other Health Insurance
    • Appeals
    • Billing & Claims
    • Disabilities
    • Long-Term Care
    • Tribal Nations & Medicare
    • Health Care Reform
    • Advocacy & Policy
    • Glossary
  • Fraud & Abuse
  • Medicare Complaints
  • Blog
  • Donate

Alert ~ Delayed Billing for Medicare Part B Premium Payments in December 2018

California Health Advocates > News > Medicare Billings, Claims & Appeals > Alert ~ Delayed Billing for Medicare Part B Premium Payments in December 2018

Posted by Karen Joy Fletcher on January 9, 2019

We just received word from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that there was a delay in the mailing of the December 2018 Medicare Premium Bills (CMS-500).  Bills are normally mailed by the 10th of each month.  Yet, last month, CMS’ print contractor mailed the Medicare Premium Bills almost a week late, between December 15th and December 17th. Most beneficiaries should have received their bill by December 20th. Beneficiaries who use Medicare Easy Pay to pay their premiums should not be affected as their December premium should have been automatically deducted, as usual, on December 20, 2018.

CMS has assured us that “measures are being taken to prevent beneficiaries who were already at risk of termination from losing their coverage, as a result of the late billing.”  They have asked that we spread the word to beneficiaries already at risk of termination and advise them to make their payment as soon as possible. If any beneficiaries are terminated due to non-payment, they should contact the Social Security Administration for assistance at 1-800-722-1213.   If a beneficiary still has not received their bill, they should call 1-800-Medicare.

Beneficiaries needing further assistance, can contact their local Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). They provide free, individual and unbiased assistance and advocacy on Medicare questions and related health care insurance issues.

Filed Under: Medicare Billings, Claims & Appeals, Professionals

Previous Post: « Beware of Fake Calls Regarding Your Social Security Number
Next Post: COBRA Warning for People Eligible for Medicare »

About Karen Joy Fletcher

Our blogger Karen Joy Fletcher is CHA's Communications Director. With a Masters in Public Health from UC Berkeley, she is the online "public face" of the organization, provides technical expertise, writing and research on Medicare and other health care issues. She is responsible for digital content creation, management of CHA’s editorial calendar, and managing all aspects of CHA’s social media presence. She loves being a "communicator" and enjoys networking and collaborating with the passionate people and agencies in the health advocacy field. See her current articles.

Related Posts

  • Hospital Discharge Planning is Key to Recovery
  • More Good News Regarding Equitable Relief for Part B Penalties
  • New Class of Hospital Patients May Gain Access to Appeal “Observation Status”
  • Public Health Emergency “Unwinding” Begins

Primary Sidebar

Change Text Size

  • 100%  110%  120%  130%  

News & Blog Categories

  • Medicare Advantage
  • Low-Income help
  • Medicare & Disabilities
  • Medicare Basics
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Medicare & Other Health Insurance
  • Medicare Billings, Claims & Appeals
  • Health Care Disparities
  • Fraud & Abuse

—

  • COVID-19
  • Resources
  • Health Care Reform
  • Long-Term Care
  • CHA News

—

  • Advocacy & Policy
  • Letters and Comments to Policymakers
  • Legislative and Congressional Testimony
  • Policy Briefs

Send Us Comment

Do you have comments or concerns about your Medicare coverage? Issues regarding getting your needed prescriptions from your Part D plan, or a Medicare Advantage plan representative's marketing practices? Let us know at comments@cahealthadvocates.org.

We are dedicated to making Medicare's program work well for all beneficiaries. Your feedback from your own or your client's concerns and experiences with Medicare, will guide our Medicare advocacy efforts with key policy and decision-makers in both California and nationally with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Congress.

Archives

Donate Today

Footer

Sign up for our newsletter

Choose the news you'd like to receive

Important Links

  • About Us
  • Fact Sheets
  • Blog
  • Donate
  • Contact
  • Privacy Notice
  • Cookie Policy
  • Accessibility Statement

Follow Us

Copyright © 2023 · California Health Advocates · Web Design by TWK Web and Print Design · Log in