Michael_67
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- Sep 1, 2019
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- PALS
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- 08/2019
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- NY
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- New York City
Hi All,
This is a more specific version of a question I asked a while go, so bear with me. I will soon be leaving my job and plan to apply for SSDI and Medicare. My question is whether once I get on Medicare, is it worth keeping my cobra coverage health insurance through my work?
Some people on this forum mentioned retaining their cobra coverage as a form of secondary insurance. I have an Aetna policy through work which has been good at giving partial reimbursements for visits to my functional medicine doctor. However, cobra coverage is pricey (when I last checked about 5 years ago it was $600 /mo so I’m sure it’s more now). Now that I won’t be working, I could really use that money for basic expenses.
So how do I figure out if it is worth keeping? Who would be best to talk to? Any suggestions?
This is a more specific version of a question I asked a while go, so bear with me. I will soon be leaving my job and plan to apply for SSDI and Medicare. My question is whether once I get on Medicare, is it worth keeping my cobra coverage health insurance through my work?
Some people on this forum mentioned retaining their cobra coverage as a form of secondary insurance. I have an Aetna policy through work which has been good at giving partial reimbursements for visits to my functional medicine doctor. However, cobra coverage is pricey (when I last checked about 5 years ago it was $600 /mo so I’m sure it’s more now). Now that I won’t be working, I could really use that money for basic expenses.
So how do I figure out if it is worth keeping? Who would be best to talk to? Any suggestions?