start date of part B

[dennocb]

I am 65 and enrolled in Medicare part A. I am still working and am insured under a group plan at work. I will be retiring in June and need to take Medicare part B. My group insurance will end on August 31,2015. Can I sign up for Medicare Part B right now (March) and have it start on Sept. 1, 2015?

Thanks!

 

[mattspits]

From the CMS.gov website...

Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for the Working Aged and Working Disabled.

Individuals who do not enroll in Part B or Premium-Part A when first eligible because they were covered under a group health plan based on their own or a spouse's current employment (or the current employment of a family member, if disabled) may enroll during the SEP. The individual can enroll at anytime while covered under the group health plan based on current employment, or during the 8-month period that begins the month the employment ends or the group health plan coverage ends, whichever comes first. Individuals with ESRD are not eligible to enroll during this.

I am 65 and enrolled in Medicare part A. I am still working and am insured under a group plan at work. I will be retiring in June and need to take Medicare part B. My group insurance will end on August 31,2015. Can I sign up for Medicare Part B right now (March) and have it start on Sept. 1, 2015?

Thanks!