Questions About Transitioning Into Medicare…

Hello Toni:

You have been referred to me as a resource that can answer questions I have about Medicare.  I am turning 65 this December and have not discovered what I need to do to begin Medicare since I am still working?

If I retire soon, do I stay on COBRA or enroll in Medicare plans? What if I get another job? Friends and co-workers tell me one thing about Medicare. Information and the massive amount of telemarketing calls I am receiving are telling me something else.

I am baffled at where I should begin. I am sure there are others in Medicare land, who also need answers to these worrisome, yet semi-simple Medicare questions. Thanks, Terry, Tulsa, OK

Terry:

Our motto at the Toni Says office is that “your Medicare needs are not the same as your friends”, so discussing your Medicare wants and needs with those who do not know Medicare’s specific rules, can only confuse you.  Below are a few Medicare questions you asked about, which we discuss during a Toni Says® Medicare consultation.

  1. Is the Medicare enrollment process automatic?

A: Medicare enrollment is automatic only if you have already claimed…

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