February 15, 2024 – 1:08 pm
Dear Toni: My husband, Jason, is a Vietnam veteran and never enrolled in Medicare Part B because he uses the VA for medical care. He is 77 years old and retired at 65.
Because he is having heart issues, he wants to go to a local cardiologist that his best friend uses and must now enroll in Medicare for that to happen. Social Security advised Jason that he must pay more to enroll in Part B because he never enrolled when he turned 65 in 2011.
We need your guidance. Is there a way that he can take Part B without having to pay the extra penalty? — Christina from Tampa, Florida
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