Social Security & Medicare

still_one

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10. and if you look at trixie's link it says the same thing

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 11:23 PM

Sep 2017

Once an employee is entitled to Medicare they are no longer allowed to continue on the employer’s group health plan this includes dental and vision. If you have a spouse or any dependants, they may take advantage of COBRA continuation.

Your spouse is covered for the dental work as long as you pay the premiums and sign up within the required period

Trixie's link:

http://cobrainsurance.com/help/questions/235/Can+I+continue+the+COBRA+dental+when+I%27m+entitled+to+Medicare%3F

As for yourself, you may want to consider an individual Dental plan, such as Delta Dental, because for the first year they limit what they cover. Once you have been on the plan for over a year they will cover most or all of it, but it still will not be as good as your employer plan.

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COBRA & Medicare [View all] catrose Sep 2017 OP

Call the COBRA representative for your company and find out what is going on. You should be able to still_one Sep 2017 #1

That would work, because he's the one with the expensive work to be done catrose Sep 2017 #4

That is the way they do it. A spouse can be covered up to 18 months on COBRA, while the principal still_one Sep 2017 #6

Incredible catrose Sep 2017 #8

If Medicare doesn't include dental what does it matter? I understand your plight though. trixie2 Sep 2017 #2

I found this and it stinks trixie2 Sep 2017 #3

Thanks, Trixie catrose Sep 2017 #5

catrose, your spouse should be able to continue COBRA coverage even though you won't be eligible still_one Sep 2017 #7

That's just weird catrose Sep 2017 #9

and if you look at trixie's link it says the same thing still_one Sep 2017 #10

(cut/paste) It's not like Medicare is offering its own dental plan trixie2 Sep 2017 #11

So I called the BCRC number on one of the web pages catrose Sep 2017 #12