The husband (a current IBMer) of one of our DFW IBMers members and his spouse (a former IBMer) heard a rumor that if you are grandfathered in the "old" original IBM retirement plan you will probably need to retire sometime this year to keep the plan. If you don't, you will have to take the cash … [Read more...]
Medicare B Premium 80% Reimbursement for IBM Retirees
December 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If you retired before Dec. 31, 1996, you are eligible to apply for 80% reimbursement of your Medicare B premium - that's $900 per family per year. All claims must be post marked by December 31 of the following year. This means if you have not made a claim for 2008, you need to do so by … [Read more...]
Special Health Assistance Provision Information
July 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to Karen Ball for providing the following information about the Special Health Assistance Provision:I thought you mind find this interesting, and, maybe others who are not familiar with this would want to know. It isn't intuitive when you retire. My father who passed away last year … [Read more...]
