It's official. Just got my Medicare card in the mail today.

[hobbit709]

[Liberal_in_LA]

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[Shrike47]

2. Good luck finding a doctor if you don't already have one.

[hobbit709]

3. No problemo. I got VA.

[MineralMan]

5. You must be thinking of Medicaid. In most places,

Medicare patients are welcomed. That's especially true of multi-specialty clinics, ERs and hospitals. I think you're confused here.

You might find an individual doctor in a solo practice who doesn't want Medicare patients, but that's an exception.

[TexasProgresive]

4. Are you retired?

We got ours I'm March. I retired end of February. We chose to get a supplement offered by my former company that includes Part D.

Good luck to you.

[hobbit709]

6. Been semi-retired for 3 years now.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. I hope you find retirement as rewarding as I have.

LOVED my job, found it very rewarding on many levels.
When a chance to retire early presented itself, I took it, and it was strangely wonderful to be in a slow lane all of a sudden.
The internet really made a difference, for sure.

[NBachers]

8. Make sure you follow the requirements for both the supplemental and Part D

I got a Blue Cross / Blue Shield supplemental, which I thought covered me for Part D, also. But it turns out, I'm not covered for Part D in the supplemental. I'm paying out of my own pocket for all medicine, until I can get on board during the Open Enrollment, which won't happen until December.

I visited the local Social Security office, and co-ordinated with my company's HR staff, and thought I had all my bases covered. But it's tricky- I didn't do it right.

So, if you're going for a supplemental, and you need Part D, make sure it's included.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. It's a beautiful thing.........