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Medicare
If transitioning to Medicare soon,
you have a lot of homework to do -- whether
receiving company benefits or not.
Advice and reference info from
members.
If you were formerly a regular,
direct employee of Hewlett-Packard, HP Inc, or Hewlett
Packard Enterprise -- or are in the process of leaving –
join
the HP Alumni Association. No charge, thanks to HPAA
members. This topic is covered in the HPAA
Benefits Forum. Mutual help on health coverage -- COBRA,
retirement, Medicare, open-market. Decoding Annual
Enrollment. Other company-administered benefits such as
discounts.
Overview of US health coverage
issues:
https://www.hpalumni.org/health
Questions or comments to:
info@hpalumni.org
See also
Annual Enrollment
for US retiree and COBRA health coverage.
Medicare Study Guide
Easiest and fastest to follow
these stops in order..
For everyone -- whether receiving
benefits from a company or not:
1.
Get the
basics. Medicare works differently! You have lots of work to
do.
2.
Traps and
limitations from HPAA members and on the official Medicare
site.
3.
Compare
plans and check the Medicare assistance sites for your
state.
(Depending on how you left and your years-of-service, HP
coverage may not be best for you.)
If receiving benefits from HP or
HPE:
4.
Medicare - HP
HP-subsidized Medicare benefits...and how the HP Benefits Center
and the Aon Retiree Health Exchange (ARHE) fit together.
5.
Troubleshooting and contacts.
Next step:
1. Basics of Medicare
(This index page updated Mar 8, 2019.) |
