Covering the Bases:Mistaken Part D refunds will have to be repaid

I heard that Medicare sent some people refund checks in the mail for the Part D premiums they have paid. I didn't get one. Should I expect to receive one soon?

Medicare recently sent letters to 230,000 people to notify them that they had received a refund in error with respect to Part D premiums withheld from their Social Security checks. These beneficiaries are continuing to receive their drug coverage through Part D without any interruption.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently learned that, through a Medicare processing error, some beneficiaries' drug plan premiums were incorrectly processed. The refunds...