[svcw]

I was told that on my 64 birthday I would be dropped from our health insurance because I was required to have Medicare. I just started getting SS at 62.
As a side note, I am ending a workers comp settlement and because I am 62, if I had collected SS disability my settlement would have been seized by the feds to cover possible future Medicare cost regarding my injury.
Thank goodness I did not qualify for SS disability.

[Sun]

“I was told that on my 64 birthday I would be dropped from our health insurance because I was required to have Medicare.”

I know someone 65 years old who does not get Medicare because spouse is still working and they get spouse’s Medicare.

But maybe your insurance is private, rather than work related and that makes the difference????

[Hanna548]

I thought you could not get medicare at 62. I do know that if you are on disability you HAVE to go to Medicare. Not only does the gov’t require it, but health insurance companies won’t insure you at that point.