(Enter the beneficiary's name and address.)
               Dear
               In reply to your request regarding your Medicare entitlement, our records indicate
                  that you were born on (date), and you have been entitled to hospital insurance benefits
                  since (date), and to supplementary medical benefits since (date). Benefits payable
                  under this insurance are those authorized under Title XVIII of the Social Security
                  Act.
               
               The monthly premium payment for the supplementary medical insurance benefits was (amount)
                  per month effective (date). (This was raised to (amount) per month effective (date)).
                  [For beneficiaries first entitled after a change in premium rate, omit this sentence.]
               
               [If the beneficiary is enrolled in Premium-Part A,add a paragraph stating the monthly
                  premium.]
               
               Payments are made under both the hospital insurance and supplementary medical insurance
                  without regard to the financial status of the individual. These payments, except in
                  certain limited instances, are made only for health care expenses incurred within
                  the United States.
               
               
                  
                     
                        
                        
                     
                     
                        
                        
                           
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                           |  | Sincerely, | 
                        
                           
                           |  | District Manager |