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I have a client age 66 that's on her husband health insurance plan. She is wanting to switch to Medicare but hasn't enrolled into Part B yet. Does she have to wait till January to enroll and start her Part B benefits in July ?
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No as long as she still has crediable coverage.
from Med & you handbook
Special Enrollment Period
If you didn’t sign up for Part A and/or Part B when you were first
eligible because you’re covered under a group health plan based on
current employment (your own, a spouse’s, or a family member’s if
you’re disabled), you can sign up for Part A and/or Part B:
■■Anytime you’re still covered by the group health plan
■■During the 8-month period that begins the month after the
employment ends or the coverage ends, whichever happens first
from Med & you handbook
Special Enrollment Period
If you didn’t sign up for Part A and/or Part B when you were first
eligible because you’re covered under a group health plan based on
current employment (your own, a spouse’s, or a family member’s if
you’re disabled), you can sign up for Part A and/or Part B:
■■Anytime you’re still covered by the group health plan
■■During the 8-month period that begins the month after the
employment ends or the coverage ends, whichever happens first
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As Taz said, she can enroll as long as she has had credible coverage.
What I would advise her to do:
What I would advise her to do:
- Contact her benefits administrator for a letter stating she has had credible coverage
- Take it to the local social security office and tell them she is ready to leave her group plan and enroll in Medicare Part B (present the letter)
- Social security will enroll her and can even print out proof that her part B will begin on X date
- Once she has that letter, you can enroll her into a Medicare plan
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What happens if she only has creditable coverage? Some of these plans are hardly credible.
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