If a member is an active employee and his or her domestic partner gains Medicare on the basis of a disability, is the domestic partner eligible to stay on the OEBB active plans?
Yes, the domestic partner is eligible to remain on the OEBB plans. Per Medicare, when the domestic partner is entitled to Medicare on the basis of disability and covered by a large group health plan on the basis of his/her own current employment status or that of a family member (A domestic partner is considered a family member), Medicare is generally a secondary payer. This means that the active OEBB coverage is the primary payer of services and Medicare is secondary.
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