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Medicare Eligibility and Enrollment

As you are approaching 65 or planning to retire soon, you may be wondering about your Medicare eligibility and when you can enroll. Like other types of health insurance, there are rules and requirements you must meet to participate in a Medicare plan. You also have specific enrollment periods, which are timeframes when you can enroll.

Learn more about eligibility requirements and enrollment periods related to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement Insurance plans.

Retiring Past Age 65

If you are working past age 65 and are covered by your employer’s health plan when you turn 65, you don’t have to enroll in Original Medicare during your Initial Enrollment Period. You can enroll when that employment or coverage ends without incurring a penalty. This Special Enrollment Period runs for eight months after your employment or health insurance ends, whichever comes first. 

If your employer has fewer than 20 employees, the rules may be different. Contact your HR department for more details.

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Attending an educational Medicare event is a great way for you to learn about Medicare products, ask questions and/or enroll in a plan with the help of a licensed agent.

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The service area for the MedMutual Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans includes the following counties in Ohio: Adams, Allen, Ashland, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Geauga, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Huron, Jackson, Knox, Lake, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Mercer, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrow, Noble, Ottawa, Paulding, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Preble, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Union, Van Wert, Vinton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wood and Wyandot.

Neither Medical Mutual nor any of its agents or MedMutual Supplement Plus plans are connected with or endorsed by the U.S. or state government, Social Security or federal Medicare program. MedMutual Supplement Plus products marketed by Medical Mutual will be underwritten by Medical Health Insuring Corporation of Ohio. The policy has exclusions, limitations, reduction of benefits and terms under which the policy may be continued in force or discontinued.

For costs and complete details of the coverage, call or write your insurance agent or Medical Mutual. Contact will be made by a licensed insurance agent or insurer. The amount of benefits provided depends upon the plan selected and the premium will vary with the amount of the benefits selected. There are safeguards in place to help you make confident, informed decisions about selecting an insurance company. You may verify that an agent is licensed by contacting The Ohio Department of Insurance.

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