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SheilaT

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4. Good. And as you probably understand,

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 11:21 AM

Jul 2013

your other insurance will always come first, and Medicare will be used to cover what the other one doesn't.

I'm not 100% clear on how it works, even though I work in a hospital and formerly registered outpatients (now I'm the information desk person). Basically I am extremely healthy and almost never make use of health insurance, so I tend to be very befuddled about it all.

Or, as I like to brag, I have the Republican Health Care Plan. Never get sick.

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How long does it take to receive your Medicare card after applying [View all] sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 OP

Could be several months dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #1

Less than a month. SheilaT Jul 2013 #2

I only signed up for Part A as well. I work full time and am covered by employer sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #3

Good. And as you probably understand, SheilaT Jul 2013 #4