Medicare enrollment requirement for certain Postal Service annuitants and eligible family members.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) Except as provided by paragraph (c)(1) of this section, a Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant may not enroll or continue enrollment in a health benefits plan under this subpart unless the annuitant is entitled to benefits under Medicare Part A and enrolled in Medicare Part B. (b) Except as provided by paragraph (c)(2) of this section, where a Postal Service annuitant is a covered Medicare individual and is required to enroll in Medicare Part B in order to be enrolled in a health benefits plan under this subpart, a Medicare covered member of family of the Postal Service annuitant may not enroll in a health benefits plan under this subpart as a member of family of the Postal Service annuitant unless the member of family is enrolled in Medicare Part B. (c) Pursuant to paragraph (d) of this section, the requirements under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, as applicable, shall not apply to the following individuals: (1) A Postal Service Medicare covered annuitant who— (i) As of January 1, 2025, is a Postal Service annuitant who is not both entitled to Medicare Part A and enrolled in Medicare Part B; (ii) As of January 1, 2025, was a Postal Service employee who is at least 64 years of age; (iii) Resides outside the United States (which includes the States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands), provided that the individual demonstrates such residency to the Postal Servic

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 890.1604