Medicare Eligible CTA Retirees Can Beat The Double Dip!
By Guest Blogger Almar R. Thomas (Retired CTA Bus Mechanic, ATU Local 241) This valuable information may impact your “Bottom-line,” depending on if you understand it, and if you apply it. We have all heard that “Knowledge Is Power,” but that is not necessarily true. Knowledge is Power Only, when it is APPLIED! Here is the information that if you apply it, Will Add Dollars to your bottom line! Number 1 : You Must be Medicare Eligible, and on CTA’s Retirees Medicare Group Plan. Humana for 2023. (Note, if you have a spouse that is on the plan with you, your spouse must also be Medicare eligible.) Number 2 : You Must be receiving your monthly Social Security Benefit Check. Here is the hitch. The Social Security Administration deducts your Part B Premium for Medicare coverage from your Social Security benefit check BEFORE it hits your Direct Deposit. This year’s handbook for 2026 the Part B Premium is $202.90 every month. This is the premium payment for your Medicare Part C Medic...
