by Toni King | Mar 7, 2022 | Enrolling in Medicare, Toni Says
Can Enrolling in COBRA Cause A Medicare Penalty? Dear Toni: I lost my job in September 2020 due to COVID layoffs in the oil industry and my wife and I are now enrolling in Medicare Part B since the company paid 18 months of COBRA is almost over…Now I am finding out...
by Toni King | Apr 1, 2020 | Long-Term Care, Medicare
Receiving Long Term Disability…Now My Medicare Nightmare Begins? Reader Alert: Many company benefit plans terminate the day you are no longer working full-time. Explore you or your spouse’s group medical plan rules and options with Medicare if you are 65 or older....
by Toni King | Sep 5, 2019 | confused about medicare, Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare
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...
by Toni King | Dec 16, 2014 | Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare
Dear Toni: My husband lost his job June 2013 and we are now enrolling in Part B of Medicare because COBRA’s is almost over…Now I am finding out that there will be a penalty for us not enrolling when we should have. No one has ever told us when the time limit is and I...
by Toni King | Apr 17, 2014 | Medicare
Dear Toni: I just lost my job and I have had coverage through my job on myself and my husband who is a cancer patient. I am 70 and my husband is 69. My question is: If we elect to take COBRA, should we enroll in Part B of Medicare or wait until COBRA ends to enroll...
