Q. I’m older than my spouse, and am already on Medicare Part A. I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield for Part B, and that is our primary family insurance. When I retire, I understand that I must take Part B of Medicare (I’ll be 73 when I retire). However, my spouse will only be 61 — too young for Medicare — so I plan to continue BC/BS family plan. Do I still need to sign up for Medicare Part B even though I’ll keep the BC/BS? Or should I just keep the BC/BS for single coverage (for my spouse)?
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Q. Our family is covered under my retired husband’s Federal Employees Health Benefits plan. I have a health plan available through my work (but am not enrolled in the plan), but will not have that option available upon my retirement. Under the Affordable Care Act, will I lose my eligibility to my husband’s FEHB? Would I be eligible again for FEHB if I no longer have access through my employment (unemployed or retired)?
Q. I have had Federal Employees Health Benefits for several years and will retire soon and collect immediate annuity. If I were to find a part-time job that offered insurance after I retire from federal service, could I suspend my FEHB for a few years and re-enroll after I fully retired in a few years?
Q. Is Blue Cross/Blue Shield considering a single-plus-one plan for retirees who just have a spouse? Seems unfair for a couple to pay for a family plan.
Q. I am going to retire in four months. I am 72. Do I need to keep my federal Blue Cross/Blue Shield, or will Medicare cover all of my health care benefits? To continue Blue Cross will cost me $400 a month. Thus, I end up with about $750 a month with 13 years of federal service.
Q. I have Federal Employees Health Benefits from a former spouse. Can I keep my FEHB after the Affordable Care Act is implemented in January?
Q. My wife and I are both federal law enforcement officers and plan on retiring in seven years. Currently, the family health plan is under my wife. If she dies before me during retirement, am I still automatically covered under our Federal Employees Health Benefits plan because I was also a federal retiree and have been covered for five years before retiring?
Q. How will Obamacare affect federal retirees’ insurance coverage, premiums, etc.?
Q. I am 55 and was recently hired as a DoDEA teacher. How many years do I need to work to be eligible to keep all of my insurance benefits?
Q. If I worked as a federal employee for 10 years and left at 40 years of age, would I be able to apply for a MRA+10 annuity at 62 and keep access to my Federal Employees Health Benefits? This would assume that during those 10 years, I was enrolled in FEHB.