What Do I Do If I Overpaid Medicare Premiums? How do I go about requesting a REFUND and is there a Statute of Limitations on how far back I can go? Medicare was supposed to STOP my Medicare Part-B Premiums back in 2014. They failed to notify me of this fact and as a result I have been paying Monthly Premiums ever since. They said I need to file an APPEAL and they would look into the matter. Is this a matter for an attorney?

Appreciate any assistance you can provide.

Brenda

Hi Brenda. You don't explain why your Medicare premiums were supposed to stop in 2014, so I'm not sure what recourse may be available to you. If Social Security or Medicare made an error that caused you to overpay Medicare premiums, then they can correct there error and make any appropriate refund. There is a statute of limitations, but it wouldn't apply to refunding Medicare premiums that were withheld in error.

I can't give you any meaningful advice without knowing all of the details involved, and without having access to your records. If Social Security advised you to file an appeal then you should probably consider doing so. There are time limits for filing appeals, though, so I don't know whether or not an appeal would work. You aren't required to have an attorney in order to file an appeal, but you're free to do so if you think it would help.

Best, Jerry