benefits of a divorced spouse
The letters after the Medicare claim number refer to the status of the claimant: i.e., wage earner, spouse of wage earner, child of wage earner, etc.
The "A" at the end of the Medicare number means that the SSN number on the card is that of the recipient/beneficiary.
It is the patient's id number on the Medicare card; usually it's the SSN with a letter or letter and number at the end. This suffix identifies the reason the patient is covered by Medicare (over 65, disability, end-stage renal disease, etc.)
It is the patient's id number on the Medicare card; usually it's the SSN with a letter or letter and number at the end. This suffix identifies the reason the patient is covered by Medicare (over 65, disability, end-stage renal disease, etc.)
"A" refers to the wage earner's claim (i.e., not a spouse or child).
According to Medicare the T means you are not retired/not drawing a Social Security check.
"A" denotes the wage earner - i.e., the person whose earnings record is the basis for Medicare eligibility, vs. his spouse, minor children, etc.
Usually those letters are at the end of the Medicare claim number. "A" refers to the wage earner on whose record Medicare eligibility is based (versus, e.g., the wage earner's spouse).
The letters after your Medicare claim number refer to the status of the claimant: i.e., wage earner, spouse of wage earner, child of wage earner, etc.
Deceased
"A" refers to the wage earner's claim (as opposed to the spouse, child[ren], etc.).
Surviving divorced husband (first claimant)