Health Insurance Options for Those too Young for Medicare
If youâre unemployed but too young for Medicare, here are ways to cope with whatâs likely to be a big expense.
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May 4, 2021
If you recently left the workforce and you’re not yet eligible for Medicare, how might you purchase health insurance? That’s a question many older Americans are now asking.
And here’s what financial planners suggest.
If you're still working: Check with your employer before you leave, said Patricia Hausknost, a certified financial planner and instructor in UC Berkeley Extension's certificate program in personal financial planning. “If you work for a company that has a pension and other great benefits, you might be able to maintain your health care with group rates,” she said.