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At age 65, do retirees need to enroll in Medicare Part B?

April 26, 2017age medicare part b Retirees

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At age 65, do retirees need to enroll in Medicare Part B?

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At age 65, retirees enrolled in the Self-funded PPO Plan are encouraged to purchase Medicare Part B. What happens if I do not purchase Medicare Part B? If you do not enroll in Medicare Part B when eligible (retiree or retirees covered spouse, aged 65), PEBP will assume that you have Medicare Part B. That assumption would mean that PEBP would be the secondary payer to eligible medical expenses ordinarily covered by Medicare Part B. You would be the primary payer for medical services provided on your behalf that would ordinarily be covered by Medicare Part B. In other words, you would pay 80% as the primary and PEBP would pay 20% as the secondary payer. What happens to my retiree coverage at age 65? At age 65, if you are enrolled in the Self-funded PPO Plan will need to enroll in Medicare Part A if you qualify for the premium-free Part A coverage. You will also need to purchase Medicare Part B. Your Medicare coverage (Parts A and B) would then become your primary insurance and PEBP would

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At age 65, retirees enrolled in the Self-funded PPO Plan are encouraged to purchase Medicare Part B. What happens if I do not purchase Medicare Part B? If you do not enroll in Medicare Part B when eligible (retiree or retirees covered spouse, aged 65), PEBP will assume that you have Medicare Part B. That assumption would mean that PEBP would be the secondary payer to eligible medical expenses ordinarily covered by Medicare Part B. You would be the primary payer for medical services provided on your behalf that would ordinarily be covered by Medicare Part B. In other words, you would pay 80% as the primary and PEBP would pay 20% as the secondary payer. What happens to my retiree coverage at age 65? At age 65, if you are enrolled in the Self-funded PPO Plan will need to enroll in Medicare Part A if you qualify for the premium-free Part A coverage. You will also need to purchase Medicare Part B. Your Medicare coverage (Parts A and B) would then become your primary insurance and PEBP would