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The funeral director should report the death to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for you. If they do not, you must do this as soon as possible. SSA will notify Medicare. Any Social Security benefits the person was receiving will stop. You must return any payment for the month the person died.
To report the death of a person with Medicare: Make sure you have the person's Social Security Number. Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778).
In this column, we discuss the implications of the taxation of Social Security benefits and income-based Medicare premiums for retired married couples filing jointly, when one spouse dies at least one calendar year before the other spouse.
When someone who receives Social Security or Medicare dies, you must notify the Social Security Administration (SSA) to cancel their benefits and payments.
Call the SSA at 1-800-772-1213 to report the death, or visit your local SSA office. The SSA will let Medicare know that your loved one died. Life insurance companies: You’ll need an original death certificate and policy numbers to make claims on any policies the deceased had.
To report a death to Medicare, you or the funeral director need to contact SSA. You have two ways to report a death: Call (800)772-1213 or TTY (800)325-0788 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, in all time zones.
You must now be single to apply for Medicare benefits. You are widowed, but were married for at least 9 months before your spouse died, and they qualified for Social Security benefits.
Medicare will cancel Medicare Part A and Part B coverage when you report a beneficiary’s death to Social Security. If the deceased had a Medicare Advantage plan, or a stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, Medicare will notify the plan.
When a loved one dies, you’ll need to notify the SSA. You may also need to contact Medicare Part C and Part D providers to cancel Medicare after a death.
To report the death of a Medicare beneficiary, a family member or person responsible for the care of the beneficiary may call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213. You must have the beneficiary’s Social Security number available when you make this call. TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778.