Does the state of Idaho pay Medicare insurance premiums?

Question

The Social Security Administration has sent out a letter dated March 24, 2008, that states that the state of Idaho will no longer pay Medicare insurance premiums, so the Social Security Administration is now deducting additional money from its award to a person, to cover what the state of Idaho will no longer cover. How does all that work?

Answer 1

The vast majority of medicare costs are paid by the TAXPAYER, not the recipient.

Then the recipient pays a fraction of the premium.  That's how it works.

Answer 2

wow  i better ask my dad if he got this notice  but what it means thats if you get 500 amonth in SS  they well take out  the cost of your Medicare insurance so you get less in ss