Medicare beneficiaries across the country will soon find letters in their mailboxes from the Social Security Administration (SSA) alerting them to programs that could help pay their out-of-pocket health care expenses. This year, more than 2.2 million people will receive the letters. With so many scams swirling around the release of the new Medicare cards we want to reassure recipients that these form letters from SSA are not a scam, and encourage anyone who receives one to contact their local Social Security Office to see if they qualify.