Q. I will be retiring with 26 years of law enforcement 6(c) service plus four years of military time that I have bought back. Once I begin my annuity, what will be the premium cost to remain in my federal health insurance plan? Will I continue paying only the employee share, or will I now be responsible for both the employee and government share of my plan?
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Q. If a federal employee is enrolled in governmentwide Blue Cross, is over 65 and will enroll in Medicare Part B when she retires, is there an advantage to leaving Federal Employees Health Benefits on retirement and purchasing a medigap plan to supplement the coverage of Medicare Part B or even leaving FEHB before retirement and enrolling in Part B and a medigap plan? Is there much of chance that FEHB plans such as Blue Cross will experience a great increase in premiums in coming years due to Obamacare?
Q. My dad is getting ready to retire from the Transportation Security Administration with just over five years of service. He’s under FERS at age 57. Will he be able to continue his health insurance into retirement?
Q. I am a CSRS federal law enforcement retiree (age 50 with 20 years of service). Other than having paid into FICA taxes, I never paid into Social Security like present FERS employees. When I turn 65, am I eligible for both Medicare parts A and B? If not, how do you suggest I proceed to supplement my coverage?
Q. I am a Postal Service employee who has been under CSRS since 1980. Am I under Medicare? Do I apply for Medicare at 65? I understand that, at 65, Medicare becomes primary and pays 80 percent, but since I am in the federal health care system, is that actually primary? My confusion is that we pay the same for health care under the federal health care system while working as we do when we are retired, so I am thinking that our health plan remains primary. So do we even need to apply for Medicare? Why would we need…
Q. I’m changing from family plan to single plan when I retire. How much is the coverage, and what does it cover?
Q. I am 61 years old. I want to know, if I retire from the Veterans Affairs Department at age 62, after 14 years of service, will my health benefits still have the same government contribution?
Q. I am a retired CSRS federal employee and have Blue Cross/Blue Shield as primary coverage for myself and my husband. He is retired military and has Tricare Prime for himself and me as secondary coverage. Under Obama’s new health coverage plan, will we be able to continue our coverage as is? Have the BC/BS 2014 premiums been determined/published? Will I receive notification from the government, as in past years, that it is open season and, if I do not want to change, or am not forced to do so, will I do nothing? Are we required to register/enroll in Obama’s health care coverage since…
Q. I will be 65 on Dec. 2 and will then be eligible for Medicare. I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield now, and premiums are taken out of my FERS annuity check. I would like to continue to carry BC/BS via Part B when I am eligible for Medicare. Do I need to contact BC/BS to let them know this? Can you help me with a contact phone number? Also, I understand my insurance premiums will come out of my Social Security payment rather than my FERS annuity payment. This should cause my FERS annuity to go up (since insurance premiums…
Q. I have been on Social Security disability for the past 10 years. I have Medicare Part A now. Part B was dropped because I needed the money. If I add back Part B, how much will it cost me each month? It was about $100 a month back then.