"...September 30 is the end of the “special enrollment period” in which Postal Service retirees eligible for Medicare Part B but not currently enrolled in it may elect that coverage without the standard penalty for enrolling more than three months beyond first eligibility, which typically is on turning age 65.
The period opened in April under terms of the 2022 Postal Service reform law ordering creation of the new Postal Service Health Benefits program, which will replace the FEHB program for postal employees and retirees starting in January.
The voluntary period, applies to those already retired and who are not enrolled in Part B, which covers physicians and related services. ..."
Microsoft’s plan for reducing its workforce: Retirement buyout vs. layoff
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*Article Excerpt:* "...Employees at and below the senior director level
whose age and tenure at Microsoft add up to at least 70 are eligible for
what is...