Medicare Card

I got my Medicare card in the mail. I already have my Medicare number from a different letter but having the card seems more legit. I also got a notice of Medicare Part B premiums. I thought based on my last tax return, my premium would be $433.40/month. I guess I had the wrong lookup chart. The letter says my premium will be $318.10/month, which is $115.30/month less. That’s a lot of breakfast burritos.

What’s weird is I looked up the Medicare website and they also have a different rate table than my original post and the letter I received.

Here it looks like my premium will be $462.70/month. However, the letter had these set of numbers:

At first I thought the premiums table at the website was adding Part B and Part D premiums but the math doesn’t work out either. With the cost of dialysis so high, I’ll pay whatever they bill me. Again, I don’t know who pays for the kidney transplant if it happens this summer. Also, I don’t have Medicare Part D. Does Medicare still cover post-transplant medication?

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Also this is post #350!