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to Social Security. The base amount but their copayment levels will change
of the Late Enrollment Penalty can starting January 1, 2021. Blue notices

change annually. The penalty for 2021 are re-assignment notices. A CMS Blue
was 33.6 cents X number of months notice may inform beneficiaries that

without coverage. Therefore, if one has their current Medicare drug plan is
gone 14 months without creditable leaving Medicare for the upcoming year
coverage, 14 months X 33.6= $4.70 per so they must choose a new one before
month. Therefore, $4.70 per month December 31. A CMS blue notice may
would be added to one’s prescription also inform non-choosers (plans are ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
drug premium for 2021. Since the assigned by CMS) that their current
penalty amount can change annually, plan’s premium is above the regionally ĂŝůLJ ĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ
the penalty amount tacked onto one’s assigned maximum for LIS assistance, RN on Call
“D” premium can change over time as so they must join a new plan, or they ,ŽŵĞ ŽŽŬĞĚ DĞĂůƐ͕
well. So, if you do not have creditable will be assigned a new plan. A blue ^ŶĂĐŬƐ Θ ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ
coverage from another entity, Don’t notice will be sent out in December, is >ĂƵŶĚƌLJ Θ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ
Delay! Call Mary Moran and Enroll entitled “Reassign Formulary Notice”, >ŝĐĞŶƐĞĚ ƚŽ WƌŽǀŝĚĞ
during the 2021 Open Enrollment! and informs those who were reassigned ĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ >ĞǀĞůƐ ϭ͕Ϯ͕ϯ
new plans which of the part “D” drugs
Social Security and the Center for they took in 2021 will be covered by the DĞŵŽƌLJ ĂƌĞ
Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) also new plan. ^ƉĞĐŝĂů ŝĞƚ Θ ŝŶŝŶŐ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
spend the fall sending out important WŽƐƚͲƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ
Color-coded notices to LIS (Low Finally, in November CMS will send out ǁŝƚŚ ŽĐƚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚƐ
Income Subsidy) Beneficiaries. Be sure a tan notice to Extra Help Benefi ciaries ĂŶĚ ŵƵĐŚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘

to keep any and all notices you receive who choose their own drug plan. Th ey www.arcadia-living.com
from these government agencies in will be advised that their current plan’s
the event you need more information premium is changing, and they will Arcadia of Denton
or wish to appeal denials or decisions have to pay the difference if they do 701 S. 5th Ave
regarding Medicare Savings Programs. not choose a new $0 premium plan (Formerly Gables at Caroline)

themselves. This notice should include Come Home to Arcadia
By late September, all people who
a list of local plans with $0 premiums
qualify for Extra Help will receive a
for Full Extra Help recipients. It is best have zeroed in on you! If you call it,
notice (called a rider) from their current to choose next year’s prescription drug
drug plan stating how much help they plan yourself. For SHIP assistance, these highly professional hackers have
will get toward the 2021 Part “D” learned to continue the con by giving
Call Mary Moran at the above phone their victim a fake Microsoft employee
premium, deductible, and copayments. numbers to receive help comparing

The folks who participate in Extra name, and Microsoft badge number to
available plans to best suit your needs ease your doubts.
Help and have been selected for review
for 2022!
should have received an “Income and Stealing people’s fi nancial information
Resources Summary” sheet from Social On another note, scammer scum has and identity is their profession and

Security. This must be returned in the fine-tuned their Internet Alarming they are very good at it. Th e “Microsoft
postage paid envelope within 30 days Alerts with multiple POP-UP windows representative“ will ask if you have used
to recertify eligibility, or the Extra Help layered over a background of a very your phone in public, like a grocery
coverage will end as of January 1, so realistic looking Microsoft screen. store, and state that the bad guys have

do not dawdle! Return it today! Social The message screams a warning from probably hacked into your phone while
Security will begin mailing out notices Microsoft stating that your computer you used a public wifi system. These
in November letting people know if they has alerted Microsoft that it has been swindlers know the habits of cell phone

will still qualify for this program in the infected with a virus and spyware. As users! To keep you on the phone so
coming year. the noise spikes your blood pressure, you can’t check on who they are, they
the message warns that if you close the reassure their Pigeon that they are on a
If a beneficiary receives a grey notice

page without resolving the issue, access “secure line” phone number to protect
in October, stating that they no longer
to your computer will be disabled to your phone from the hackers who broke
automatically qualify for Extra Help prevent further damage to the network
as of the first of the new year, they or your computer. Do not call the into your computer and are listening

must re-apply using the application in. They will repeat how important it
number on the screen. Microsoft will is not to disconnect the call. Th en they
enclosed with the notice. If one receives
never display a phone number on reassure you that Microsoft can check

an orange notice from CMS in October, your screen. The phone number is the

it will state that an individual still your system to see if it has been hacked
tipoff that crooks are prowling and and install another layer of protection

automatically qualifies for extra help,
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