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Social Security & Medicare

catrose

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4. That would work, because he's the one with the expensive work to be done

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 10:59 PM

Sep 2017

But he's been on Medicare for years...I carried him on my employer's health insurance. So he can get COBRA from my workplace but I can't?

Should I even try to understand this?

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COBRA & Medicare [View all] catrose Sep 2017 OP

Call the COBRA representative for your company and find out what is going on. You should be able to still_one Sep 2017 #1

That would work, because he's the one with the expensive work to be done catrose Sep 2017 #4

That is the way they do it. A spouse can be covered up to 18 months on COBRA, while the principal still_one Sep 2017 #6

Incredible catrose Sep 2017 #8

If Medicare doesn't include dental what does it matter? I understand your plight though. trixie2 Sep 2017 #2

I found this and it stinks trixie2 Sep 2017 #3

Thanks, Trixie catrose Sep 2017 #5

catrose, your spouse should be able to continue COBRA coverage even though you won't be eligible still_one Sep 2017 #7

That's just weird catrose Sep 2017 #9

and if you look at trixie's link it says the same thing still_one Sep 2017 #10

(cut/paste) It's not like Medicare is offering its own dental plan trixie2 Sep 2017 #11

So I called the BCRC number on one of the web pages catrose Sep 2017 #12