32,000 To Lose Medicare As 2027 Deadline Approaches
Summary
The Social Security Administration is notifying some Medicare enrollees that their coverage may end on February 1, 2027, if they do not verify their citizenship or eligible immigration status by the deadline in their notice. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates that about 32,000 people could lose coverage under eligibility changes enacted in 2025.Key Facts
- The notices target enrollees whose immigration status the Social Security Administration cannot determine and who enrolled in Medicare before July 4, 2025.
- People may be asked to provide documents showing U.S. citizenship or an eligible immigration status.
- People can submit evidence through a my Social Security account or at a Social Security office.
- The new rules remove refugees, people granted asylum, and people with Temporary Protected Status from the list of noncitizens eligible for Medicare.
- Lawful permanent residents, Cuban-Haitian entrants, and people lawfully residing in the United States under a Compact of Free Association remain eligible to enroll.
- The eligibility changes do not affect U.S. citizens, and retirement and disability payment rules remain unchanged.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says people who lose Medicare may look into employer coverage, state assistance, or care at a community health center.
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