Rich: have you tried calling state civil services benefits? ultimately they are the ones who deal with the health insurance stuff. I would post the number here but i am sequestered in the computer room; I have a house full of kids and grand kids this weekend and they are not up yet. I just checked my contacts and here is the number for state benefits (517) 373-7900. I had it in my contacts. I hope this helps. Marie 72 -----Original Message----- From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard McKinley Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:56 AM To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: O. T. Medical insurance. Fred, any help you can give me would be awesome. I've talked to the retirement office. Can you please send me your phone number off list? Thanks. > On Aug 19, 2014, at 10:22 PM, "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Rich, > > Well, have you talked to the Michigan retirement people? I think Blue > Cross will cover you if Medicare doesn't. I am not an expert, but I > had strictly Blue Cross for quite a few years before Medicare kicked in. Blue Cross > covered everything before Medicare. > > I had, and am still having problems with Social Security. At 1 point, > they almost discontinued my Medicare. Blue Cross would have covered > the things that Medicare was supposed to if they would have suspended > my Medicare, according to the state benefits people. > > These things are so confusing. I never am totally sure who does what. > You get different answers from different people. There must be a > solution to all this mess. Not sure if I can do anything, but let me > know and I will try, since I am here in Lansing, I may be able to go > to an office or something for you. > > Warm Regards, > > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard McKinley > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:49 AM > To: Msb-Alumni > Subject: [msb-alumni] O. T. Medical insurance. > > OK, Vicki Rolison says there are smart people on this list? OK smart > people I have a problem. > > In 2009 I discontinued my part b and medicare since I was gonna be on > my wifes insurence. She retired last march and cobra runs out in October. > > In July I wanted to reinstate the medicare part b. They said I can't > since I waited to long after my wife retired. You have to do it with > in 8 months of retirement. Since she retired in March of 2013 I blew > that. I can't get medicare until January and it won't start until July of 2015. > > All other insurence takes 6 months to start. I can't even get > insurence through my retirement from vending in michigan because I > don't have parts a and b medicare. I do have part a so at least > there's that. I'm putting this out there so no one else makes the > same mistake. After september I'll have no insurence at age 62. I > really screwed up.To send a message, msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to the list, send an email to: > msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe > msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > Online, searchable archives of this list are available at > //www.freelists.org/archive/msb-alumni > > To send a message, > msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe to the list, send an email to: > msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe > msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > Online, searchable archives of this list are available at > //www.freelists.org/archive/msb-alumni To send a message, msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list, send an email to: msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject line. To unsubscribe msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. Online, searchable archives of this list are available at //www.freelists.org/archive/msb-alumni To send a message, msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list, send an email to: msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe in the subject line. To unsubscribe msb-alumni-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. Online, searchable archives of this list are available at //www.freelists.org/archive/msb-alumni