If you’re rejoining the workforce after retiring, here’s how to handle your Medicare coverage.
It’s not uncommon to discover that retirement isn’t the ideal existence you thought it would be.
If you are a retiree on Medicare who’s rejoining the workforce, be aware that you might have choices when it comes to your health-care coverage. Depending on where you work, you may be able to drop Medicare in favor of an employer health plan and then re-enroll down the road.
However, there are a lot of rules and deadlines to know if you go this route. On the other hand, keeping your Medicare coverage could mean paying more for premiums due to the extra income from your new job (more on that below).