SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE BENEFITS

Incarcerated Medicare Beneficiaries

If a Medicare beneficiary becomes incarcerated, it’s important for them to understand how incarceration affects their Medicare enrollment and benefits.

How does Medicare determine if someone is incarcerated?

CMS relies on data from SSA for Medicare enrollment and eligibility. Upon release, the Medicare-eligible individual should contact SSA at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY users can call 1-800-325-0778) to inquire about enrolling.


Social Security

Not all of the answers, but some of them.