I am under age 65 and will soon be retiring. Am I allowed to register for the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan?
If you are under age 65 and will soon be retiring, your employer may offer you the option of maintaining your registration for its private group insurance plan. In such a case, you are required to remain registered for that plan, even though you are retired. This is because persons under age 65 are required to have coverage under the private plan to which they have access, whether or not they are retired. However, if your employer does not offer its retired employees a private plan, you must register for the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan, unless you are eligible for another private plan, such as your spouse’s plan or that of a professional order or association to which you belong.
