Hey Kevin, Yes I believe, if you cancel Medicare when you reapply it will be at a higher premiums. You could call Blue Cross and see what they say about having Medicare also. They may want you to keep it and use it with their plans. People that have Humana, the money that's taken out of there SSDI goes straight to Humana and then Humana pays the bills. There is still co-pays & they don't like to pay for anything. lol This is my 2cents, hope it helps, Todd in CC, TX
--- On Fri, 8/27/10, rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: rn11...@yahoo.com <rn11...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] ot: medicare question To: "Kevin Wolfthal" <wolft...@optonline.net> Cc: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 10:45 AM Hi Kevin, I have had medicare part A & B since I got tm in August 1995.I have a medicare HMO through Health New England.That costs me $123 a month in addition to what medicare part A & B cost. Do you have medicare part B? I do know if you do not get part B when it is offered,you pay higher premiums for it later.So if you do have it,you might have to pay more later if you cancel it now. I'd talk to medicare about what exactly happens if you cancel ,and get any advice in writing.It amazes me how people get conflicting info about the consequences of cancelling things. Make sure you are fully informed before cancelling medicare.You don't want problems later Cheryl in Easthampton,MA. --- On Fri, 8/27/10, Kevin Wolfthal <wolft...@optonline.net> wrote: From: Kevin Wolfthal <wolft...@optonline.net> Subject: [TMIC] ot: medicare question To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 11:27 AM Dear Friends, I am looking for ways to cut my expenses so I can continue to live where I am. I have never used Medicare, but have been paying about $100 a month for it for about 10 years out of my SSDI. Blue Cross is my primary insurance. I am thinking of dropping Medicare for now to save money. I was told I could always reapply for it later, that it takes about 3 months to get it back. I would like opinions on whether there could be negative repercussions to dropping it for now. As I mentioned, I've never used it in 10 years. Kevin
