Enrolling in Medicare Part B When Your Employer Coverage Ends
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Medicare Part B, which is insurance coverage for doctors and other outpatient services, can be deferred past age 65 if you have other “creditable” healthcare coverage – for example from your employer. Having “creditable” alternative coverage after age 65 is what prevents you from incurring a Late Enrollment Penalty for joining Medicare after your Initial Enrollment Period has ended. So, how do your enroll in Medicare Part B when your employer coverage ends (or is about to end)? Why you can easily do that online, as this Terre Haute (IN) Tribune-Start article by Social Security’s Amy Long explains. Click here to read more.