Savvy Senior: Do I need to sign up for Medicare if I m still working?
Jim Miller,
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Dear Savvy Senior,
I will turn 65 in a few months and plan to keep working for several more years. I have good health insurance from my employer now. Do I have to sign up for Medicare when I reach 65?
Looking Ahead
Dear Looking,
Whether you need to enroll in Medicare at 65 if you continue to work and have health insurance through your job depends on how large your employer is. The same rules apply if your health insurance comes from your spouse’s job.
Report proposes new system of universal coverage to support long-term care of older Americans
The COVID-19 pandemic s heavy toll on older Americans highlights the need to strengthen the nation s safety net for people in need of long-term services and supports, an Oregon Health & Science University researcher and co-authors argue in a new report published by
Milbank Quarterly.
The report proposes a system of universal coverage to support the long-term care of all older Americans.
This approach would protect against financial catastrophe and end the current system that is based on the need to be financially destitute in order to access coverage via Medicaid. Such an approach would benefit both individuals and families and would also create a far more stable and more generous funding stream to providers.
As South Australian families get back into the swing of another school year, parents are being reminded to take advantage of the free vaccines available.
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SelectQuote, Inc. Hires Heidy Robertson-Cooper for Healthcare Business
February 18, 2021 GMT
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 18, 2021
SelectQuote, Inc. (NYSE: SLQT) has hired Heidy Robertson-Cooper as Vice President, HealthCare Strategy. Robertson-Cooper is a skilled and experienced healthcare leader, spending her career focusing on healthcare policy, value-based payment and delivery system redesign.
Most recently, Robertson-Cooper was with the American Academy of Family Physicians as the Division Director, Practice Advancement, where she led strategic planning, execution and operations for four business units. She has also worked with the Missouri Primary Care Association, MissouriHealth+, the Northeast Missouri Health Council and the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.