Hi Larry, my question is about getting an error made by the Social Security folks corrected as it has left me in limbo with regards to Medicare.

I’m 66 and decided to apply for Social Security benefits last July. One month later I inherited some money and decided to withdraw my claim. The form for this asks if you want to suspend Medicare as well which I clearly answered no. The issue is that the agency went ahead and suspended my Medicare on November 30, two days before I was scheduled to vacation outside the US… as you can imagine I was in a bit of a panic. After a trip to my local SS office I was informed what happened and they put in a request to have it fixed, however now two months later I’m still waiting and they say there is nothing they can do to speed up this process. Do I have any recourse? Very frustrated as this seems like a simple thing to fix and was due to no fault of my own. I’d appreciate any advice you can provide. Thanks!

Hi. Unfortunately, not much can be done to get Social Security to do things faster. The only thing I can suggest is to contact the offices of either your U.S. representative or one of your U.S. senators to ask them to contact Social Security on your behalf. In my experience, inquiries received from members of congress on behalf of their constituents can often expedite Social Security's handling of a case.

Best, Jerry