George wrote: > So it appears that my grandmother did not provide the names of her > parents when she applied for her card and that is what I was most > anxious to obtain. IMPORTANT NOTE: If your grandmother was born before about 1920 and never worked outside the home, she may not have ever applied for an SSN. Many of my grandmother's generation had no SSN -- their "retirement" records used their husband's SSN with a letter after it (such as 123-45-6789A). I believe one friend of my mother's has a similar ID on her Medi-care card. I wouldn't be at all surprised that the newer computers don't recognize that amendment, though. Cheryl

Singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote in news:3C88C8D9.5996FDD5@erols.com: > IMPORTANT NOTE: If your grandmother was born before about 1920 > and never worked outside the home, she may not have ever applied > for an SSN. Many of my grandmother's generation had no SSN -- > their "retirement" records used their husband's SSN with a letter > after it (such as 123-45-6789A). I believe one friend of my > mother's has a similar ID on her Medi-care card. Actually, a letter "A" after the SSN on a Medicare card refers to the fact that the SSN is that of the insured. This code is ONLY for Medicare, not Social Security benefits. Example - grandma is getting her Medicare through Grandpa. Grandpa would be 123-45-6789A Grandma would be 123-45-6789B unless Grandpa is deceased then grandma would be 123-45-6789D There are numerous other designators for Medicare numbers depending on the type of Medicare the person has - Railroad Retirement benefits, etc. To complicate the issue, some designators are in front of the number. I used to work in medical billing..... Sherry

C'est Moi wrote: > > Singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote in > news:3C88C8D9.5996FDD5@erols.com: > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: If your grandmother was born before about 1920 > > and never worked outside the home, she may not have ever applied > > for an SSN. Many of my grandmother's generation had no SSN -- > > their "retirement" records used their husband's SSN with a letter > > after it (such as 123-45-6789A). I believe one friend of my > > mother's has a similar ID on her Medi-care card. > > Actually, a letter "A" after the SSN on a Medicare card refers to the > fact that the SSN is that of the insured. This code is ONLY for > Medicare, not Social Security benefits. > > Example - grandma is getting her Medicare through Grandpa. > > Grandpa would be 123-45-6789A > Grandma would be 123-45-6789B > > unless Grandpa is deceased then grandma would be 123-45-6789D > > There are numerous other designators for Medicare numbers depending on > the type of Medicare the person has - Railroad Retirement benefits, etc. > To complicate the issue, some designators are in front of the number. > > I used to work in medical billing..... > > Sherry Thanks, Sherry. It's been too long, and I had a hard time remembering, in the first place, whether the card holder had a letter and the dependent was A or whether the cardholder was A and the dependent B, or the OTHER way 'round... (g) Cheryl