Yes. COBRA
The government provides some assistance and schemes for people with health problems in Ireland and many people also have health insurance. Some healthcare has to be paid for and some doesn't and is covered by the government. Public healthcare can take longer to access than private, which is why many people will pay extra for private care and get insurance.
Hospital insurance (Part A)Most people age 65 or older who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States are eligible for free Medicare hospital insurance (Part A). You are eligible at age 65 if:You receive or are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; orYou receive or are eligible to receive railroad retirement benefits; orYou or your spouse (living or deceased, including divorced spouses) worked long enough in a government job where Medicare taxes were paid; orYou are the dependent parent of a fully insured deceased child.If you do not meet these requirements, you may be able to get Medicare hospital insurance by paying a monthly premium. Usually, you can sign up for this hospital insurance only during designated enrollment periods.NOTE: Even though the full retirement age is no longer 65, you should sign up for Medicare three months before your 65th birthday.
The correct spelling is retirement (no longer working at an occupation, which also can include receiving annuity payments from an employer or from private savings).
If you have Original Medicare only, then you would provide your doctor with a copy of your Original Medicare card so that he/she has the correct information to bill Medicare. If you enroll in a Medicare Advantage with a private insurance company, they will issue you an ID card indicating the name of your plan and your ID number. You would no longer show your Original Medicare card to your doctor, but instead show him your Medicare Advantage ID Card. Medicare would have assigned the right to administer your benefits over to the private company and they would no longer process claims they might receive from your doctor. Your new ID card will provide information on where to bill for services rendered. Keep in mind that most Medicare Advantage Plans require you to use network doctors so you should make sure your doctor is within the network your looking to join before you enroll. Otherwise you would most likely be responsible for the entire bill.
"Until retirement, permanent health insurance is a policy that provides for an employer if they are no longer capable of doing their job if they've been injured or have an illness."
Chances are Medicare would pay first as long as you are no longer working, or if your spouse does not have you covered under insurance through their employer. If your spouse IS working and you do have coverage through them, the group insurance would be primary if their employer has more then 100 employees working for them. Otherwise, Medicare will be primary.
In the US, hospices are paid in the same manner as hospitals, nursing homes, and home care.Depending on the patient's or family's type of insurance and financial ability to self-pay, healthcare first would use in this order: Self-pay, then Private Insurance, then Federal Medicare, then State Medicaid. IF one of these is not available (for example, the patient has no ability to pay), it skips to the next source in the list. There may be co-pays for Private Insurance, Federal Medicare, or State Medicare; co-pays vary by State and by income. The patient or patient's family are required to pay the co-pays. Also, under State Medicaid, a family may be required to sign over the patient's assets (example: their home).
You need to keep your EOB quarterly to compare with your secondary insurance as per Medicare only sends quarterly. If everything matches in you quarter you no longer need to keep them. Most people keep them an extra quarter to ensure there are no errors.
In New York, the insurance that you have held the longest is considered primary. This may vary from state to state, however, I believe it is the general rule.
No.. In 2004, they no longer cover that service. "No. The province no longer covers chiropractic services. People are responsible for paying the fees charged by chiropractors. People with private insurance may have these services covered in part or full by their private plans." http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ohip/chiropractic.html
Retirement Benefits after Death?NO. Retirement benefits cease once a person dies and therefore would not be part of an estate. When a person Dies, they are no longer considered "Retired", They are after death considered "Expired".Life insurance also is not part of an estate unless there is no named beneficiary. The proceeds of a life insurance policy belong to the beneficiary named on the policy, Not to the deceased nor to the deceased estate.