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