US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 2, § 40.7.6.1
Informal Arrangement
Enrollees who are being billed directly for Medicare premiums may turn over their
premium bills to a friend, relative, employer lodge, union or other organization to pay
premiums on their behalf. The third party payer forwards the proper amount of payment
for each enrollee to CMS's Premium Collection Center. Enrollees participating in this
type of informal arrangement continue to receive their premium notice (Form CMS-500),
and remain responsible for assuring that premiums paid on their behalf are paid timely in
order to avoid termination of Medicare coverage.
History
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
0fd17343fd4f2d59bc7c181fa9bda470bfce26621265dc61f602234c3a9dbb33
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