Maybe someone can help me here? Hope so. I turn 65 in September 2019. Let's say I apply for Medicare Part A and Part B, and that coverage would then be scheduled to start on September 1.
My question is: When can I sign up for Medicare Supplement insurance? Immediately AFTER I've signed up for Part B? Anytime during my initial enrollment period (IEP) -- as long as I've already signed up for Part B? Would that Medicare Supplement insurance not be effective until Part B is effective -- on September 1st? So, conceivably, could I sign up for Part B on, say, June 4 and then sign up for a Medicare Supplement insurance plan on June 6th?
Or would I have to wait until after that "effective date" of September 1 to sign up for a Medicare Supplement insurance plan?
I ask, because I was told by an insurance agent that I could buy one now -- even BEFORE I've signed up for Part B. My husband thinks I have to wait until September 1st.
My question is: When can I sign up for Medicare Supplement insurance? Immediately AFTER I've signed up for Part B? Anytime during my initial enrollment period (IEP) -- as long as I've already signed up for Part B? Would that Medicare Supplement insurance not be effective until Part B is effective -- on September 1st? So, conceivably, could I sign up for Part B on, say, June 4 and then sign up for a Medicare Supplement insurance plan on June 6th?
Or would I have to wait until after that "effective date" of September 1 to sign up for a Medicare Supplement insurance plan?
I ask, because I was told by an insurance agent that I could buy one now -- even BEFORE I've signed up for Part B. My husband thinks I have to wait until September 1st.