Medicare is the hospital and medical insurance program sponsored by the US Government. Once members of the IDB Group Medical Benefit Program become eligible members of Medicare Part B, coordination of benefits between both programs start to take effect. Medicare becomes the primary insurer and the IDB Group Medical Benefit Program the secondary insurer.
Enrollment in Medicare Part B is mandatory for participants of the IDB Group Medical Insurance Program at age 65. The plan reimburses the cost of the Medicare Part B premium to eligible participants.
P&A Group handles Medicare Part B reimbursements for enrolled participants and their eligible dependents on behalf of the IDB.
- US citizens
- Qualified by residence (if you have lived in the US for 5 years in a row)
- Qualified by age (65) and by marriage
- US Permanent Resident (the time spent as a G4 Visa holder prior to becoming a permanent resident counts toward the 5-year residency requirement to be eligible for Medicare Part B)
To receive reimbursement, you must send a copy of the letter with your premium amount from the Social Security Administration or the Notice of Medicare Premium Bills from the “Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services” (CMS) to the P&A Group at these times:
- When you are first starting Medicare, please send your Medicare card for registration at HRD/INS@iadb.org. IDB will send your registration to P&A Group and then advise you when you can send your first request for reimbursement.
- Every December thereafter as you will receive a new Notice of Medicare Premium Bills or a letter from Social Security Administration from the “Center of Medicare & Medicaid Services that indicates your upcoming year’s Medicare Part B premium.
For the annual update, to ensure your reimbursement is issued by January, please submit all necessary documentation to the P&A Group by the previous December 21st. The P&A Group will process all reimbursement requests submitted after 12/21 as soon as possible but cannot guarantee they will be issued by January 21st. To receive your monthly premium reimbursement on a timely basis, please follow these instructions:
- Please do not submit your claim reimbursement form/request with supporting documentation for more than one (1) individual at a time. Each claimant must have their own P&A Group account and submit their own reimbursement request separately.
- If a reimbursement request is received for more than one (1) individual at a time, you may not be issued a reimbursement.
- Each reimbursement request must include the P&A Group claim form (2024) AND the corresponding documentation.
- The name of the individual on the P&A Group claim form must match the name of the individual listed in the supporting documentation. If there is a mismatch in the data provided, the reimbursement request cannot be processed.
- Your Medicare Part B premium reimbursements will be scheduled to be sent via electronic deposit to the bank account where the IDB deposits your pension.
- Please upload, scan, fax or mail the required documents as follows:
- Online Reimbursement Request: – Enter your reimbursement request online through the P&A Group website at www.padmin.com. Create an account or login to your existing account and select “Upload a Claim” (Medicare Part B reimbursement request) under the Members Tools tab.
- Mail or Fax - Complete a P&A Group reimbursement request claim form and fax or mail with supporting documentation to:
Fax: Toll- free (855) 362-7711
Mail: The P&A Group
Flex Department
Attn: IDB Group Premium Reimbursement
6400 Main Street, Suite 210
Williamsville, NY 14221
Finally, in accordance with Article 12 of PE-333, if you are a Medicare Part B participant, you must submit your premium reimbursement claims to the P&A Group within 24 months of the date of the invoice with proof of payment attached. Unreimbursed Medicare Part B premium claims older than two (2) years will lapse and become ineligible for reimbursement.
If you have additional questions, you may contact the P&A Group directly at (716) 463-2541; visit the retiree website; or the email Wellbeing and Health Benefits team at HRD-INS@iadb.org or call 202-623-3137.
- Online account to manage and monitor your reimbursements.
- Online access to your account 24/7 at www.padmin.com (it is not mandatory to create account).
- Step by step on how to access your benefits
- Customer Service Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 8:00 pm EST.
- Email account notifications on refund status and other information.
- Online refund premium request.