I'm 51, spouse is 58. When he retires at SS age (let's say 68), he will be eligible for Medicare (age 65). I won't. Spouse currently gets good group health insurance, which covers both of us, through his full-time job. I don't work for money and haven't for 20 years. If he retires in 10 yrs, at 68, he will be covered by Medicare (assuming anyone is by then ...). But I will be only 61 then, so I won't be eligible for Medicare for 4 more years. What are my health insurance options? (We live in NH now.) Believe me, thinking about this keeps me up at night.
posted by mmw on Dec 22, 2012 - 11 answers

Help me to not pluck my eyes out in my effort to find suitable Medigap insurance. [more inside]
posted by angrycat on Oct 12, 2010 - 3 answers

Can you enroll in Medicare Part B (medical) only? [more inside]
posted by Danila on Jun 9, 2010 - 8 answers

Too many time-sucking choices--need to cut to the Medicare chase if anyone knows the drill out there. [more inside]
posted by Elsie on Mar 5, 2009 - 5 answers

MEDICAL INSURANCE: I'm getting some for the first time in 8 years. Clearly I should have at least catastrophic, but help me decide whether having more is worth the cost. Also: any opinions about HealthyNY insurance? [more inside]
posted by lorimer on Sep 15, 2006 - 9 answers