When you receive services related to Medicare health care, it is advantageous to jot down the dates in a diary and retain all the bills and records provided by health care providers to verify for discrepancies. Cross-reference this data with the Medicare claims that have been settled to ensure neither you nor Medicare was invoiced for any procedures, products, or services that were not administered.
Upon the settlement of your Medicare claims for Original Medicare, there are a couple of methods you can utilize for inspection:
– Examine your “Medicare Summary Notice,” or MSN, which is dispatched via postal service quarterly for services covered under Part A and Part B. (For those who have opted to have these notices sent electronically, an email notification will be sent monthly to alert you when a new MSN is ready in your secure Medicare portal.
– Your secure Medicare portal.
You need not await the arrival of your “Medicare Summary Notice” to peruse your Medicare charges. Simply sign in (or establish) your account on the Medicare website to monitor your Medicare filings or to enlist for electronic “Medicare Summary Notices” (eMSNs).
