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Has anyone had any experience with what insurance is primary if they have medicare and their spouse has a policy through their work place?

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Hi. I just signed up for Medicare recently and recommend that you go to the Medicare.gov site to check this out. I think your private insurance becomes the secondary payer but I could be wrong. Your state's HICAP office is also a great place to start; they were helpful to me: aging.ca.gov/hicap/Outside_...

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Immediately after my medicare kicked in, my BCBS notified me that they become my secondary insurance. Same premiums! Bastards!

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