Check who pays your Part B premium
The White House announced one-time $90 payments intended to help more than twenty million Medicare enrollees with Part B premiums. Its October 2 fact sheet says most eligible recipients should receive direct deposits in early October, with checks sent to registered mailing addresses for those without direct deposit.
The announcement excludes people whose Part B premiums are already paid by Medicaid and those paying an Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount. It therefore does not promise a payment to every older adult or every Medicare beneficiary.
Eligibility and payment status have different contacts
The administration identifies the Medicare Improvement Fund as the payment source. This is a separate program from the recently announced $500 payments for specified Marketplace enrollees. Having one type of health coverage does not establish eligibility for the other payment.
The official fact sheet directs eligibility questions to Medicare and payment-status questions to Social Security. Check those agencies through their official channels rather than a fee-charging refund message. The announced early-October schedule is not evidence that a particular household has already been paid, and no new application requirement is described in the fact sheet.