moving and notification to SS and Medicare

[not2legit]

Hi, I will be moving to a different part of the same state next month and I am wondering if I need to notify Social Security and Medicare before I move? I read that Medicare ( I have A and B) can be affected by your zip code. Or do I wait until I make the move and then notify? Thank you in advance.

[Rich Feingold]

Hi, not2legit. Here is some information from SSA's website regarding reporting responsibilities for disability insurance benefits: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-16-inst.pdf

It appears that one's zip code may affect certain aspects of Medicare, e.g, durable equipment availability and Medigap policy availability. See for example: http://www.medicare.gov/find-a-plan/...igap-home.aspx and https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/11307.pdf.

I would Google this and also contact Medicare for more details.

All the best,

Rich

[onlyairfare]

Follow all the rules and advice about when to notify SS and Medicare, for sure.

But also be sure to leave a forwarding address at your post office. And if by chance you happen to know who is moving into the place you are leaving, you might want to give them a heads up about your new location, with your address and phone number to contact you, just in case something important threatens to go astray.

We did all the change of address notifications with our last move, including filing a formal USPS change, but still our daughter who occupied our house after we moved, found things in the mail that had not been forwarded per instructions, so she sent them on to us.

[Rich Feingold]

Sounds like good advice, onlyairfare.

Rich