Retiree Health Insurance Options
Revealed on June 30, 2016
In the event you lately retired and aren’t eligible for Medicare but, you might be able to get medical insurance by means of the Well being Insurance coverage Market®.
Whereas retiring from a job alone doesn’t qualify you for a
, dropping medical insurance does. In the event you misplaced medical insurance whenever you retired, you might have 60 days to enroll in a well being plan exterior Open Enrollment.
Once you lose job-based insurance coverage chances are you’ll be provided COBRA continuation protection.
- In the event you resolve to not take COBRA protection, you may enroll in a Market plan as an alternative.
- In the event you’ve already began COBRA protection, you might have completely different choices.
In case you have retiree medical insurance however need to purchase a Market plan as an alternative, you may. However you gained’t be capable to get
and different financial savings within the Market. In the event you voluntarily drop your retiree well being protection, you don’t qualify for a Particular Enrollment Interval.
Apply with a Particular Enrollment Interval
- Answer a few quick questions to see for those who could qualify for a Particular Enrollment Interval or for Medicaid or CHIP. We’ll let you know your subsequent steps.
- Already know you qualify? Go to the Start Page and choose the third button to start out an software.
Word: Shedding well being protection isn’t the one life occasion that qualifies you to enroll in a plan exterior the Open Enrollment Interval. You might also be eligible for those who’ve had different life adjustments — like getting married, transferring, or adopting a toddler.
