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Check if a life event lowers your surcharge

A Medicare income surcharge is set from a tax return two years old. If your income has since fallen, one of eight events may let Social Security use the lower figure.

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Check the eight events, free

Two questions. We tell you on screen whether your situation looks like one Social Security recognizes. No account, and nothing about your answers is saved.

The honest part

Checking is free and filing the SSA-44 is free. What we prepare, for a flat fee, is the correct event, the correct figures and the evidence, ready for you to review and file. If your situation does not fit, we say so and point you to the right route instead. Read the guide to your determination letter.

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