{"id":27715,"date":"2024-05-01T13:50:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T13:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/01\/ask-reg-once-i-sign-up-for-medicare-does-that-supersede-my-fehb-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:55:45","slug":"ask-reg-once-i-sign-up-for-medicare-does-that-supersede-my-fehb-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/retirement\/2024\/05\/01\/ask-reg-once-i-sign-up-for-medicare-does-that-supersede-my-fehb-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Reg: Once I sign up for Medicare, does that supersede my FEHB plan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The following is a question submitted by a reader to Federal Times columnist Reg Jones, a charter member of the senior executive service and the resident expert on federal employee retirement issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Fed Times reader asks: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have been a VA employee for 10 years, and have used FEHB insurance since I was hired. My wife is covered under my FEHB insurance plan. My wife is about to turn 65 and is going to sign up for Medicare. I have a few questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will my spouse be required to sign up for Part A and B Medicare, or can my BCBS federal insurance be the primary for this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will my FEHB insurance be primary, or will Medicare Part A be primary?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can my wife sign up for only Part A Medicare as long as I have FEHB insurance? And should my wife also sign up for Part B Medicare once she turns 65, or can she wait?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t