[Incorrect] Deduction for Part D Premium

[burbankil]

My recent social security statement showed the Silver Script amount of $44.90 to be deducted from my January payment rather than the expected $0 Wellcare amount. I see a $44.90 one time payment dated today listed on my SS page. I think this is the correction and I'm assuming my January Social Security check arriving Monday will be correct. So thank you to those who called in--it looks like they may be correcting this.

I just looked at my SS account and a one time payment of $44.90 is also noted

I received my payment to my bank account today….

[cashmoney]

Nope. We applied on time, but last year enrolled both during enrollment time, but Wellcare didn’t start COVERAGE until 3/1.
I need someone to review the entire policy and enrollment, but no one wants to help.
Have written to Congressman again.

We’ll see…..

Did you use an agent for either the part d or med supp? if so that is an agents job to help with issues like this and they have access to systems that can verify very quickly which plan you are enrolled in and usually also find out payment method on record and LEP info.

[nisiprius]

Just a couple of details, probably not helpful to joannwilkie.

1) "SilverScript" is a single word, no space, internal S capitalized.

2) My guess is that the common element is NOT "switching to Wellcare," but "switching away from SilverScript." SilverScript eliminated the SmartSaver plan for 2025 (and tried to trick people with SmartSaver plans into allowing SilverScript to automatically switch them into a noticeably more expensive plan). Wellcare was the cheap part D option for me and many others, so that's probably what a lot of people switched TO.

3) The relationship between Aetna, CVS, and "SilverScript" is too complicated for me to figure out. Currently, there is a "SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health Company." In 2018, CVS Health acquired Aetna, Marking Start of Transforming Consumer Health Experience. Better the CVS high muck-a-mucks should spend less time dreaming about "transforming the consumer health experience" and spend some time in their local CVS, looking around, and asking why anybody would ever want to shop there.

[FrankLUSMC]

Just a couple of details, probably not helpful to joannwilkie.

1) "SilverScript" is a single word, no space, internal S capitalized.

2) My guess is that the common element is NOT "switching to Wellcare," but "switching away from SilverScript." SilverScript eliminated the SmartSaver plan for 2025 (and tried to trick people with SmartSaver plans into allowing SilverScript to automatically switch them into a noticeably more expensive plan). Wellcare was the cheap part D option for me and many others, so that's probably what a lot of people switched TO.

3) The relationship between Aetna, CVS, and "SilverScript" is too complicated for me to figure out. Currently, there is a "SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health Company." In 2018, CVS Health acquired Aetna, Marking Start of Transforming Consumer Health Experience. Better the CVS high muck-a-mucks should spend less time dreaming about "transforming consumer health are" and spend some time in their local CVS, looking around, and asking why anybody would ever want to shop there.

HaHa yes, I'm addicted to that 17 foot long receipt. Use it to start my charcoal chimney.

[Pocanutin]

Thought participants of this thread might be interested to know that I just received a direct deposit from SS for the amount of my erronously deducted drug premium.

It appears that Aetna/Silver Script (I know Nisi--incorrect spelling-- but I am a rebel at heart) has made good their commitment to fixing the error.

Regards

P

[FrankLUSMC]

Thought participants of this thread might be interested to know that I just received a direct deposit from SS for the amount of my erronously deducted drug premium.

It appears that Aetna/Silver Script (I know Nisi--incorrect spelling-- but I am a rebel at heart) has made good their commitment to fixing the error.

Regards

P

+1
I just got a SSA deposit of 48.40 which was the SilverScript deduction before I switched to Wellcare

[MakesCents]

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[WillRetire]

Thank you for this thread!

Received a $28 "one time payment" deposit from SSA which is the 2025 PDP premium had I kept the Aetna SilverScript plan into 2025. I too switched to WellCare during open enrollment, effective Jan 2025 with $0 premium and Aetna confirmed the termination via letter in 2024. Awaiting Jan 2025 SSA statement which I expect will show the erroneous $28 silverscript deduction.

Correction: The recent $28 deposit from SSA was a "one time" payment, not an overpayment.

If I ever enroll in another Aetna/CVS/Silverscript PDP, I will be sure to select regular billing for the premiums. Won't give that insurer another opportunity to screw up social security deductions.

[MakesCents]

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[cheese_breath]

It seems to me Wellcare is the culprit. I also signed for the Wellcare 2025 zero premium plan, and I just received the SS form stating they will be deducting $60.60 for my monthly Part D payment. That's the new premium for the BCBS plan I had last year. My guess is Wellcare hasn't notified Social Security of our new premiums.

I haven't received this year's first SS payment, so I'm hoping it gets cleared up before then. But from what I'm reading here I'm not optomistic.

Good news!!I

I checked my credit union account today, and there' a $60.60 deposit from Social Security there. So I guess they figured it out all by themselves, without any help from me.