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The rules for signing up for Medicare can be difficult and confusing, the following link should help. http://www.npr.org/sections/he...up-late-for-medicare | ||
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| Knows too little about too much  |
The problem we had was getting OUT of the fucking "marketplace". They did not seem to understand " "65" and "Medicare". RMD TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free. | |||
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Not surprising. Hope you are in luck. | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
Thanks for posting. It's an eye-opener that you can face a "lifetime of penalties" for signing up late. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Drug Dealer |
It's ideal if you have a friend who can help you navigate your way through it all - it's sorta like playing miniature golf while drunk and stoned. I have a cousin who is a tax lawyer and loves playing with shit like that. If it weren't for him, I'd probably be sitting on the sidewalk with a cardboard sign with a magic marker message on it. When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| I made it so far, now I'll go for more  |
I just made an appointment with my local SS office and they walked me thru everything. A painless and easy process. The agent was a joy as well. Bob I am no expert, but think I am sometimes. | |||
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Fool for the City |
Yeah, I signed up for Medicare - parts A&B - even though I'm still working and have health coverage thru my employer. Then I find out that the government is going to bill me $134/month for the part B plan, even though I'm covered. WTF??? _____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington. | |||
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| Banned |
I turn 65 in the fall and I've been bombarded with robocalls -- which are illegal in my state -- for three months now. They're worse than AARP. | |||
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If you are already enrolled in Social Security, they will sign you up for Medicare A & B by default. You need to opt out if you don't want it. You'll get a notice regarding it about 3 months before your 65th birthday. | |||
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| Freedom is the oxygen of the soul  |
Yeah, my wife turns 65 this fall and I will next spring. We were getting daily robocalls on our landline from various medigap plan sellers. A friend of mine recommended nomorobo.com as a way to eliminate these calls. I checked it out and set it up ... no more robocalls !! If anyone is shopping for medigap plans, I highly recommend medisupps.com. Very informative site and helpful advisers. NRA Benefactor Life Member Μολὼν λαβέ | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
This is my experience as well for both me and my wife. We were given easy to understand brochures to look over and then told to go to the .gov site to sign up. Easy and painless. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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I did exactly the same thing after consulting with my employer's coverage provider. They explained all options and recommended if I could afford it, take the Part B and pay out of pocket. Her logic was that even though I'd traditionally been very healthy, just one significant medical event during the next year leading to retirement could easily justify the cost. And then, sure enough, a few months later I needed cataract surgery on both eyes. The total medical out of pocket for those two surgeries came to $16.00, easily, easily justifying the cost of the dual coverage. If you can afford it, it very well could turn out to be a smart move. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "And it's time that particularly, some of our corporations learned, that when you get in bed with government, you're going to get more than a good night's sleep." - Ronald Reagan | |||
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