Q. I am a Bureau of Prisons retiree with GEHA health insurance. Should I enroll in Medicare B? I know I don’t have to enroll in Medicare B, but would like to know the pros and cons of not enrolling. It seems the only entity that would benefit from that enrollment would be GEHA, or whichever health plan I enroll in, as it would automatically be deemed secondary with Medicare Part B as the primary, thereby avoiding paying the full cost of whatever medical procedure I might receive. If I sign up for Medicare B, won’t I be paying twice for the same services? If that is the case, why would I even consider enrolling in Medicare Part B? Am I missing something here?
A. The best place to find the pluses and minuses of enrolling in Medicare Part B will be found at www.opm.gov/health/medicare/index.asp.
