{"id":28304,"date":"2024-06-11T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T15:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/11\/ask-reg-will-i-get-reimbursed-for-medicare-i-paid-into-while-working\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:11:38","slug":"ask-reg-will-i-get-reimbursed-for-medicare-i-paid-into-while-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/2024\/06\/11\/ask-reg-will-i-get-reimbursed-for-medicare-i-paid-into-while-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Reg: Will I get reimbursed for Medicare I paid into while working?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is a question submitted by a reader to Federal Times columnist Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive service and the resident expert on federal employee retirement issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Fed Times reader asks:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I was working, I was paying into my Medicare biweekly. Now that I\u2019m fully retired, say when I start applying for Medicare three months before my 65th birthday, will I get billed for this every three months? And if so will I get a reimbursement check a year later [for the amount I paid in?]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My father was working for the city back then, and he had to pay into his Medicare, but they reimbursed him with a check. Does it make a difference if he used to work for the city, and I used to work for the state?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reg\u2019s response: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you retired, you were no longer required to pay for Medicare Part A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, if you are receiving a Social Security benefit, you will be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part <a href=\"http:\/\/B.You\" target=\"_blank\">B. <\/a>You will have to pay for that coverage unless you decline it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you aren\u2019t receiving a Social Security benefit, you have the option to enroll in Part B during the seven-month enrollment period that begins three months before you turn age 65 and ends three&nbsp; months after that month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you decide not to enroll and later decide that you want to do that, you can sign up during any open enrollment period. Open enrollment periods begin every year on Jan. 1 and end on March 31. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just beware that your premiums would be increased for every year you declined that coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Got a question for the Federal Times retirement expert?&nbsp;<\/b>Send inquiries to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fedexperts@federaltimes.com\">fedexperts@federaltimes.com<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760103079222297-fed-reg-jones-columnjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760103079222297-fed-reg-jones-columnjpg.jpg 419w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635760103079222297-fed-reg-jones-columnjpg.jpg?resize=210,300 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Federal Times columnist Reg Jones, photographed at his home in Hamilton, Va., on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. 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