Medicare

Bob will be 65 in July.  We have started the process of registering him for Medicare.  Evidently it's something you have to do within a few months of turning 65.  The process is on line.  The good thing is we can stop and then sign back on to continue.  This is what we have done.

Even though Bob is not taking Social Security until age 66, he has to register for Medicare.  We currently purchase our health care coverage through his pension at a cost of nearly $5,000 per year. 

I will be 63 in June.  As far as we understand now, we will purchase supplemental coverage for Bob and full coverage for me through his pension.  We think my coverage will be the same as was established at the beginning of the year.

We have checked with our primary physician group.  They do not accept new patients with Medicare coverage but will accept old patients.  So far it seems we will get to keep our doctors. 

Bob has steady work right now so we will not have a day free to finish our on line registration until next week.  Grateful for the work.  He has been very busy for 2 weeks now and will not have time off until May 22 - June 2.  It's great.  His winter months were very quiet.

'til later