In January 1983 the Social Security Act was amended to extend Medicare coverage to individuals working in qualified federal employment. When an individual in federal employment is entitled, his or her dependents and survivors may also be entitled to Medicare. The federal employees and their family members, who apply for Medicare, are given a different claim number suffix. These suffixes are handled in the same manner as the Social Security Claim suffixes.
| SUFFIX | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| TA | Primary federal beneficiary not entitled to Title II (OASDI) or railroad monthly benefits (at the time of filing) |
| TB | Wife, age 62 or over (1st Claimant) |
| TG | Wife, age 62 or over (2nd Claimant) |
| TH | Wife, under 65, whose entitlement or benefit amount is dependent upon having a child in her care (3rd Claimant) |
| TJ | Wife, under 65, whose entitlement or benefit amount is dependent upon having a child in her care (4th Claimant) |
| TK | Wife, under 65, whose entitlement or benefit amount is dependent upon having a child in her care (5th Claimant) |
| TC | Disabled child (1st Claimant) |
| T2-T9 | Disabled child (2nd – 9th Claimant) |
| TD | Aged widow or widower (1st Claimant) |
| TL | Aged widow or widower (2nd Claimant) |
| TM | Aged widow or widower (3rd Claimant) |
| TN | Aged widow or widower (4th Claimant) |
| TP | Aged widow or widower (5th Claimant) |
| TW | Disabled widow or widower (1st Claimant) |
| TX | Disabled widow or widower (2nd Claimant) |
| TY | Disabled widow or widower (3rd Claimant) |
| TZ | Disabled widow or widower (4th Claimant) |
| TV | Disabled widow or widower (5th Claimant) |
| TF | Parent (1st Claimant) |
| TQ | Parent (2nd Claimant) |
| TE | Young widow or widower (1st Claimant) |
| TR | Young widow or widower (2nd Claimant) |
| TS | Young widow or widower (3rd Claimant) |
| TT | Young widow or widower (4th Claimant) |
| TU | Young widow or widower (5th Claimant) |
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