Palmetto GBA is the Part B carrier for Railroad Medicare nationwide and is contracted by the U. S. Railroad Retirement Board. To learn more important information about Railroad Medicare for its beneficiaries go to: www.palmettogba.com.

There are four ways a person can become eligible for Medicare:

• On the first day of the month the person attains age 65.
• On the first day of the 29th month following the day the person is found to be totally and permanently disabled under either the Railroad Retirement Act of the Social Security Act.
• For persons with end stage renal disease, on the earliest date of:
• the first day of the third month after the month the person begins a course of maintenance dialysis treatments, or
• the first day of the month the person is admitted to an approved hospital for a kidney transplant or procedures preliminary to a transplant, or
• the first day of the month the person participates in a self-dialysis training program in a Medicare-approved training facility.
• When the person meets the eligibility requirements of a disabled child.

For additional information or questions about Medicare eligibility, contact Palmetto GBA, the Railroad Retirement Board or the Social Security Administration, or .

For a monthly premium, railroad employees who are eligible under Medicare have available a health insurance plan that will supplement Medicare benefits. These benefits are outlined in Plan F of a booklet entitled Group Health Insurance Plans for Former Railroad Employees and their Dependents, Group Policy Number GA-23111. If you do not have this booklet, it may be obtained from your employer, your labor organization or from United Healthcare.

As always, if you have questions concerning Medicare or Group Policy No. GA-23111, Plan F, you may .