Most of the public not associated with the automotive industry think of how the companies' health care plans have taken away their employees' health care insurance concerns for life. But things have changed in the last decade... especially for retired salaried employees. When you turn 65 as a retired salaried employee, you go into the "public" system like everyone else... welcome to the world of Medicare and the maze of supplemental insurance.
Last year, a group of these retirees decided to try to set up a process to help the transition from "I don't have to think about it" to "What the hell do I do now?" The result was a website... focused on Ford Motor Company retirees, but available to all who are interested... that pulls together the questions most of us have with a lot of the answers we need.
This group is gearing up for the 2010 Medicare enrollment period which begins mid-November, so the site and support system are not fully engaged, but for those of you who might be in the boat of trying to figure out the Medicare system or what choices you have, you might take a look here. While there is an email system for answering personal communications, it is designed primarily for answering questions specific to Ford Motor Company retirees. The website, however, is a good resource for everyone. Click image below.
Expect that the information will be updated often over the next few weeks.