[Nfbmo] An Important Blind Pension Letter

[Eugene S Coulter]

You would not get a letter if you are not on Medicare currently. However, 
the rule is that if you are either on Medicare or Medicare eligible you this 
provision applies to you. So, if you opted out of Medicare you would need to 
enroll. If this is the case you should contact the Email address I provided 
and ask them about it.  I do not understand your comment about "having it 
back by April" as if you were on Medicare previously as a blind person there 
is no waiting period  to get Medicare back if you previously had it. The 2 
year waiting period is only for the first time you enroll.
Gene
-----Original Message----- 
From: Linda A.Coccovizzo via Nfbmo
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2014 10:58 AM
To: Eugene S Coulter ; NFB of Missouri Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] An Important Blind Pension Letter

What if you don't have medicare?  Would that be a reason to not get a 
letter?  I will have it back by April or so, but I have not gotten a letter. 
I know they have my direct address, as we just finished a couple of months 
of corresponding back and forth, and I am definitely on BP.

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmo [mailto:nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eugene S Coulter 
via Nfbmo
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 12:53 AM
To: Marsha; NFB of Missouri Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] An Important Blind Pension Letter

The letter was from the Department of Social Services and was mailed on 
September 23.
If you did not receive it it likely for one of two reasons:
First, you may have moved since your last review and they do not have your 
current address.
Second, you may not actually be on Blind Pension but instead be on 
Supplemental Aid to the Blind. Many, many folks do not know which program 
they are on as they are so similar and the check amount is the same. If you 
are on Supplemental Aid to the Blind you did not get a letter as nothing is 
changing for you.
To check and see if Family Support has  your correct address or which 
program you are on if you did not get a letter call 1-855-FSD-Info 
(1-855-363-4636). These are the only questions they will be able to answer 
for you.
If they have your correct address and tell you that you are on Blind Pension 
than send an Email to PartDQuestions at DSS.MO.Gov and ask them why you did not 
get a letter.
Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: Marsha via Nfbmo
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 12:05 AM
To: Eugene S Coulter ; NFB of Missouri Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] An Important Blind Pension Letter

HI
  First, should I have already gotten the original letter?  Who should it be 
from?  I don't really understand these options.

Marsha


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