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This page serves to help answer common questions about how a Reliant employee's offer of medical coverage is impacted when they turn 65 and are Medicare eligible. If you have specific questions about Medicare, please do the following 2 things:
There are many choices for coverage at the age of 65. It is the responsibility of the employee to determine the best coverage for their needs. |
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YES, you can delay enrollment in Medicare without a penalty if you're covered under Reliant's medical plan. See https://www.medicare.gov/sign-up-change-plans/how-do-i-get-parts-a-b/should-i-get-parts-a-b for additional information. Excerpted section from the Medicare website re: this answer: “People with group health coverage based on current employment may be able to delay Part A and Part B and won’t have to pay a lifetime late enrollment penalty if they enroll later. If you want to delay both Part A and Part B coverage, you don’t need to do anything when you turn 65." |
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If you enroll in Medicare at age 65 there is no penalty for the last 6 months of HSA contributions. If you delay enrollment in Medicare, there likely will be a penalty for HSA contributions made within the past 6 months. Why is there a penalty? The reason for the penalty is your Medicare Part A coverage back-dates 6 months whenever you decide to enroll the part A will be retroactively effective. See https://www.medicare.gov/sign-up-change-plans/how-do-i-get-parts-a-b/should-i-get-parts-a-b for additional information. Excerpted section from the Medicare website re: this answer: Premium-free Part A coverage:
How can I avoid a penalty on my HSA contributions: If a Reliant employee delays enrollment of Medicare past age 65, is the responsibility of the Reliant employee to notify Reliant of their decision to enroll in medicare 6 months prior to the enrollment, so that we can stop all HSA contributions. See Solomon excerpt from HSA page: https://solomon.reliant.org/display/fieldbenefits/HSA+-+Health+Savings+Account ? |