Retirees

Retiree Life Insurance Policy/Application

Health Insurance/E-Kit

Medicare/Insurance Application/Packet Information

Benefit Summaries for Retiree Plans

In the case of being retired and approaching or being over age 65, medicare eligibility steps (applying for A and/or B) with social security must then be immediately initiated by the retiree/plan subscriber and (in some cases) also the spouse of the retiree.

If the employee is still working, plus the plan subscriber/employee and/or spouse are turning age 65, they should still get Part A only and provide the municipality with a copy of the medicare card for our records.

To go through the process below, retirees (and/or retired spouses) should allow for at least a two months long timeframe. If they have not already done so, someone may enroll in Medicare Part A and/or Medicare Part B in the following ways:

Online at www.SocialSecurity.gov below:

https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/medicare

By locating the local area social security office contact number via a USPS Zip Code.( Members should always first try contacting their local SSA office that is the closest to their current address location. Please note the local SSA office tends to be the busiest first thing in the morning, early in the week, and during the early part of the month, so people may want to plan to visit at other times, if possible. )
https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp
Or by calling the national Social Security number at 1-800-772-1213 ( TTY users 1-800-325-0778 ) which isavailable between 8 am to 7 pm, Monday through Friday. ( Please note wait times to speak to a representative are typically shorter early in the day [ before 10 a.m. ] or later in the afternoon [after 4 p.m.]. SSA is also less busy later in the week [ Wednesday to Friday ] and later in the month. )

https://www.ssa.gov/agency/contact/phone.html