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Retired on Medicare Part A, no B yet as Cobra ends

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Posted by John Cushing Jr (67.194.0.60) on May 26, 2003 at 07:32:06:

I live in New Jersey, my age is 67 years and I am on a Cobra plan that ends 9-15-03. I currently have Medicare Part A and this week called Social Security to sign-up for Part B; to my dismay they said I was not entitled to the "special enrollment period", so now I have to wait until July 2004 for coverage! I was ignorant of the law by misunderstanding the process. Now my problem is my wife and I will transfer back into my company's medical plan, however, my plan is a medi-gap plan co-odinated with Medicare Part A & B; how will my not having Part B until next year affect my status with my company's plan? I assume I will be responsible for Medicare's Part B charges if they occur except for the "caps" covered by my company plan. Please advise if I am correct.
Thanks, John

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: I live in New Jersey, my age is 67 years and I am on a Cobra plan that ends 9-15-03. I currently have Medicare Part A and this week called Social Security to sign-up for Part B; to my dismay they said I was not entitled to the "special enrollment period", so now I have to wait until July 2004 for coverage! I was ignorant of the law by misunderstanding the process. Now my problem is my wife and I will transfer back into my company's medical plan, however, my plan is a medi-gap plan co-odinated with Medicare Part A & B; how will my not having Part B until next year affect my status with my company's plan? I assume I will be responsible for Medicare's Part B charges if they occur except for the "caps" covered by my company plan. Please advise if I am correct. : Thanks, John

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