Equitable relief    It is a process which allows you to request the following from the  Social Security Administration (SSA), either: Immediate or retroactive  Medicare   enrollment Elimination of the Medicare  Part B  late enrollment penalty (LEP) In order for you to be eligible for a request, you must have failed to enroll in Medicare due to the error, misrepresentation, or inaction of a federal employee, such as a Social Security or 1-800-MEDICARE representative . It will  not apply if you were misinformed about your Medicare rights and options by non-federal employees , such as an employer. Example:   Let’s say you did not enroll in Part B because a Social Security representative said you did not need to sign up. Because of misinformation from a federal employee, you failed to sign up for Medicare. Now, you may have  grounds for receiving equitable relief. How to request for an Equitable Relief? To requ...