Toni,
Last week’s Medicare Part D question was from Tonya regarding discovering that she and her husband are receiving an “extra” Part D premium, which she never knew about. You advised her to contact her local Congressional office to help appeal the Medicare issue.
I now must fight Social Security because they are under the impression that I have waited past my eight-month window to enroll in Medicare, which I did not. I did turn in my forms to the local Social Security office within the correct window, but that local office has lost my paperwork and will not accept what I have because they say it is past the enrollment window. I am now receiving a Part B penalty. What a nightmare! Can you please explain what one should do to get help from your Congressperson in appealing an inaccurate decision about Medicare from a local Social Security agent?
— Evelyn from Conroe, Texas
Hello Evelyn,