Part B Penalty Waiver for ACA Medicare Eligibles

In February, I blogged about the confusion many seniors encounter regarding the decision to move to Medicare if they are on an Individual health plan under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).  I noted that even though they can keep their ACA plan, it is rarely beneficial to do so.

The other issue noted was that people on an ACA plan  that are also eligible for Medicare, must elect Part B.  If they do not do so, they will be subject to the Part B penalty.  Very recently, Medicare has announced they will allow people who were impacted by this situation to apply for a waiver.  The deadline is September 30th to get this in.

If you want to read more about this issue, you can see a related article at the following link:  http://khn.org/news/feds-to-waive-penalties-for-some-who-signed-up-late-for-medicare/

Based in the Richmond, Va area, David Higgs of Choices In Medicare specializes in helping seniors transition to Medicare.  He can be reached at email:  David@ChoicesInMedicare.com or go to website:  www.ChoicesInMedicare.com