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pre-existing conditions
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My husband is 65 and is still working. I am 60. He carries insurance on both of us but if he retires he will have medicare. I can get cobra for 18 months and then what. I have pre-ex
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pre-existing conditions
posted at March 22, 2012 12:46 PM EDT
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Posts: 4
First: March 22, 2012 Last: June 29, 2012 |
My husband is 65 and is still working. I am 60. He carries insurance on both of us but if he retires he will have medicare. I can get cobra for 18 months and then what. I have pre-existing conditions and no one will insure me. There have to be others in my position. I don't want him to have to work for 31/2 more years just so I can have insurance and then get Cobra until I can get medicare. |
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Re: pre-existing conditions
posted at March 22, 2012 2:56 PM EDT
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First: August 22, 2008 Last: May 22, 2013 |
Have you gone to the MediCare website about this? Also, this isn't the most populated board for you to get help. The regular AARP site has a Group called Insurance and Medicare where people will help you find your answers too. http://www.aarp.org/online-community/groups/index.action?slGroupKey=Group1162
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Re: pre-existing conditions
posted at March 23, 2012 12:20 AM EDT
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In what state do you live? I live in California and there is a way to get 18 months of COBRA and 18 months of Cal-COBRA. There are lots of conditions (like being in a "prepaid" plan like an HMO). I think some other states, not all, have similar programs. That pushes it out to 3 years, so if you can trick him into working two more years then you can make it. |
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