Posts by Nathan Thomas41

They’re out of their minds... we basically need an IT guy on standby just to handle basic tasks, since we can't do anything ourselves. As if dealing with constant software updates and endless system glitches wasn't enough of a headache already. I guess nobody in this country actually gives a damn about accountants.

Yeah, that's super weird. Thanks a ton. I'll try sending it via email... I guess something just got stuck or didn't go through somewhere. Ugh.

Nah, we didn't just set up the digital health portal now, I'm just asking because nothing is hitting our inbox. No confirmations, no T2 forms, no sign-up or opt-out notices... even though we submitted everything for the Silicon Valley stuff and the health insurance at the same time. All we got was that one automated email I mentioned earlier for every single business we registered. But the actual confirmed paperwork? Nothing. And we’ve had people joining and leaving for months. Some lady at the office told me everything syncs automatically with the health system, and honestly, I didn't even know we were supposed to get emails until some woman in line mentioned she got a confirmation. So, I guess I'm just confused...
Anyway, thanks for the detailed answer! I guess we just have to wait for the paperwork to show up... maybe there's always a long wait?

So... I don't really get what you mean by "first time" vs. automatic. Are we talking about someone's first job ever, or just the first time a company registers them with Medicare? Like, standard hiring and firing wouldn't count because they've been on the system before? I guess... maybe?
Wait, so we just get these confirmed hires and terminations via email? Not through the app? Because honestly, we've had people joining and leaving Medicare for months now and nothing has shown up in our inbox... Oh, I see... it says up there that there's a long wait for them to send it over? Man, that's kind of confusing...
So basically, once we hand the paperwork for a small business or firm over to Medicare, they just automatically pop up in the app? No extra steps needed on our end to "add" them manually 🙂? And that PIN everyone’s mentioning... I don't actually need a PIN? Ugh, sorry for being such a pain... and thanks a million for the help!!!!!

Need some help here.. so we signed up for the Social Security online portal and everything seems fine. But for all our companies, we also sent over the filings to Medicare via the e-health portal... The folks at the Medicare office said everything gets automatically updated and synced with Medicare. But I guess, do they actually send us some kind of electronic confirmation so we know for sure if someone’s been deregistered or enrolled?
The people at the Medicare desk told me when we handed in the paperwork for e-health that a PIN would show up in my email, but nothing came. Just this random email saying:
The e-health service has been activated for the following individuals (then lists names and IDs). To start using our services, go to the Medicare website www.medicare.gov click on the e-health link, and download these:
-Medicare e-health app installation package
-Medicare e-health user instructions

Once the app is installed, authorized users with digital ID cards can start using the service immediately using those cards...

...etc..

I'm not really sure, does Medicare send confirmations about automatic enrollment/deregistration through this app so we just print them out or something? Where do those notices even go?
What's even the point of the app if everything happens automatically once you file with the Social Security Administration? I guess I'm just a bit confused about how this whole thing works... maybe someone could give me a quick breakdown😢,
Thanks!!!!!

all in all, privacy is dead and everything's leaking... just gross.

ruggeddrifter14 said:Down at our local hospital in Seattle, the admin staff can't actually dig through your private files, but they can see where you were staying or if you've been there recently. Everyone uses their own login, but access is pretty restricted to what they need for their job. Like, as a tech, I can check lab results or see which departments you visited and when you had surgery, but I can't touch diagnoses or specialist reports. The only way an admin would know the specifics is if they're handling the billing for certain tests.

So you're saying someone over in OB-GYN could basically track exactly what a patient did and find their discharge papers and everything?

This is a pretty heavy topic and kind of awkward... I have a friend who's stressing out because a close family member could easily find out she had an abortion a few years back (they work the front desk at the OBGYN clinic). That relative doesn't even have to go telling people; just knowing they have access to that info is really messing with her head. Like, if she shows up for prenatal care next time, is that person actually going to see her old records? She’s convinced they will, though she hopes they won't bother looking back through her history... just that curiosity factor. Even if the person keeps it to themselves, just the fact that it's so easy to dig up is super uncomfortable.

Zachary Peterson6 said:Look, from what I've seen, maybe she just missed a delivery notice? Could be anything. She should probably just call FedEx and see if they have something waiting for her...

Zachary, thanks. It's nice when people actually answer stuff... I guess it's all pretty weird. Maybe the slip just vanished into thin air... definitely strange.

so, how many days does it actually take for priority mail to get to someone? I dropped off a package at the San Francisco post office on Monday morning, Oct 15th, before 8 AM. Paid $6.75 for priority shipping and sent it to a small town in Ohio. I told my girl they’d be there by Tuesday since the USPS website says it should only take one business day.
But she messaged me yesterday, the 17th, saying nothing showed up. So I went back to the post office this morning, showed them my receipt, and the clerk checked and said the package was received in the small town in Ohio, just hasn't been delivered yet. They said maybe it would arrive today. Well, still nothing.

I'm honestly pretty stressed. I have the receipt and everything, but what am I supposed to do if it never shows up? It's crazy how slow this is—it was sent priority at 7:45 AM on Monday and tomorrow is already Friday. I'm so annoyed. What's the move if she doesn't get it soon?