Q. I am a 64-year-old retired CSRS annuitant. I am not eligible for Social Security. My husband is on my Federal Employees Health Benefits coverage with Kaiser Permanente (HMO standard option). He works for the Postal Service but is under my medical insurance. He will turn 65 in November but will continue working until 66, when he is eligible for Social Security benefits. I understand that he must sign up for Medicare Part A soon. If he elects not to sign up for Part B, will he be able to sign up for it without penalty when I apply for…
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Q. My husband retired from the federal government 10 years ago. He has had health insurance through my company for the past 23 years. I have lost my job through a reduction in force and now need to explore options for health care. Do we have any options through his retirement benefits? He is 64, I am 55 and we have two children living at home, 24 and 21.
Q. My mother-in-law is in hospice and was receiving a pension after having worked at civil service (at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.) for approximately 30 years. She is 72 years old and retired when she was 55. Will my father-in-law be eligible to receive any pension benefits and death benefits?
Q. My wife, who is younger than me, is a retired federal employee with health insurance (FEHB: Blue Cross) that covers both of us. I will turn 65 this year. If I fail to take Medicare Part B within three months of turning 65, then I will have to: 1. Wait for open enrollment for Medicare and then six months; and 2. Pay a penalty for each year. When I called Blue Cross, they indicated that if my wife continues with her plan, there is no reason to take Part B. Social Security warns me about the 10 percent-per-year cost…
Q. I have been married to a postal employee for 26 years. We have recently separated. He will be retiring this year after 36 years of service. What are my rights as his wife to his retirement benefits if any?
Q. Am I and my sister entitled to our mother’s retirement from the Postal Service after her passing? She is not married.
Q. I will be retiring soon under FERS with more than 20 years of service. Would my husband be covered under my health insurance should I die? He has been on my policy for more than five years. Would I have to take the spouse annuity to keep him on my insurance policy should this occur?
Q. I am a widow with my own government pension. If I marry again, do I lose my pension?
Q. I am a retired CSRS Offset and will be turning 62 in a few months. Since the Office of Personnel Management will be calculating my benefits, and I will be collecting Social Security, will OPM send out paperwork for re-establishing retirement benefit choices such as survivor benefits?
Q. I’m the surviving spouse of an annuitant, and I have Standard Federal Employee Plan benefits. If I remarry, can my husband have coverage under FEP with Blue Cross/Blue Shield?