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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Medicare sends out statements periodically (quarterly?). Go through the decedent’s mail to locate one.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Look for a Medicare card in the decedent’s possessions (purse, wallet, important papers). They are red, white and blue, and say Medicare Health Insurance at the top. The card will state the coverages. Once you have the number on the card, you can go to the various medical care providers and request that their bills be submitted to Medicare.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>If she had a medical services provider prior to illness – family doctor, OBGYN, etc. – that offices should have her Medicare information and would probably provide same to other providers as well as to her spouse, assuming they were together as of the time of her death. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>S <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Anthony D. Vivenzio<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, May 28, 2015 4:03 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com; wsbapt-owner@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [WSBAPT] Off topic question<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>Client’s wife passed away in 2014. Client is left with over $30,000 in medical bills. We are trying to assist him in getting financial assistance in paying those. One big question is what Medicare coverage the wife had (Part A,B,C,D, etc.). According to Medicare, even the deceased spouse cannot get coverage information without Letters Testamentary or the equivalent. Has anyone found a workaround to find out Medicare coverage information after the patient is deceased without LOT? There is no estate to probate, therefore no LOT. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=5 face=Dauphin><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Dauphin'>Kirstin Wallin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Assistant to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><font size=4 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'>Anthony D. Vivenzio – Attorney and Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>P.O. Box 208<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>540 Guard St, Ste 220<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Friday Harbor, WA 98250<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>360-378-6860<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:vivenziolaw@rockisland.com">vivenziolaw@rockisland.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><font size=1 color="#7e7e7e" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7E7E7E;font-weight:bold'>CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION</span></font></b><b><font size=1 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold'><br></span></font></b><i><font size=1 color="#7b7b7b" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7B7B7B;font-style:italic'>E-mails from this firm normally contain confidential and privileged material, are for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain material protected by HIPAA, ERISA or other federal or state law and/or may be protected by legal privileges. 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