How does Medicare refund premium over payment

[Perryinva]

Based on this thread

https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f38/ss-at-age-70-and-medicare-easy-pay-115256.html

Those of us that started SS after starting Medicare, have been paying their Medicare premiums via easy pay or quarterly via CC. The CC option means at least I have been getting $2000/yr in points or 2% back. So I start SS next month, but was required to make a quarterly payment that will overlap. How does Medicare refund the difference once the premiums are deducted from SS? Check, DD, CC credit, or an increase in a SS payment (last two seem pretty doubtful)

 

[mathjak107]

we got a refund of iirma charges we appealed and won. they gave it to us back in the next ss payment but that may be different

 

[MichaelB]

Based on this thread

https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f38/ss-at-age-70-and-medicare-easy-pay-115256.html

Those of us that started SS after starting Medicare, have been paying their Medicare premiums via easy pay or quarterly via CC. The CC option means at least I have been getting $2000/yr in points or 2% back. So I start SS next month, but was required to make a quarterly payment that will overlap. How does Medicare refund the difference once the premiums are deducted from SS? Check, DD, CC credit, or an increase in a SS payment (last two seem pretty doubtful)

Something similar happened to us when we first started Medicare. Overpayments were credited to the account and applied to the balance due of the next billing cycle. No money was returned.

 

[MissMolly]

In my case, it just appeared in my checking account.

 

[Perryinva]

DD would seem to be the obvious answer, and that would be best. Too bad I can’t keep paying quarterly.