Recent content by carl365

Hi Matt, one glimmer of hope yet ....haha! I talked to someone at Anthem and they told me, once I'm officially enrolled (Jan1) and the penalty is indeed high, I can file a appeal and hope Medicare forgives the late part D penalty. Or, disenroll from Anthem. Carl

Thanks Matt, I'll call Medicare tomorrow. It's been 60 months since I enrolled back in 2009 so the penalty I guess would be quite high. (I signed with Anthem Senior 1, zero premium plan) On the disenrollment period, if I do disenroll, does my Medicare revert back to parts A/B like it was...

Yes, I made positive that my provider is in their network. I signed up online but called by phone to make sure. I hope the late part D penalty is not too much! would you know how much it would be? I enrolled in 2009. If for some reason, it's a lot, can I disenroll and revert back to original...

Thanks Matt, I should have signed up for part D when I signed up for Medicare. Only a few years too late as always for me. Anyway I joined a HMO couple days ago. Choosing which one was difficult with all the choices offered by each and since I can't afford to pay out hundreds each month...

Hello folks, new here and very ignorant about the finer details of Medicare. Decided to keep my original Medicare A/B for now. But been wanting to add a part D drug plan. I know there will be a penalty if I added it now because I didn't get it when I enrolled back in 2009. Question: If I...