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<blockquote data-quote="oldupsman" data-source="post: 2938244" data-attributes="member: 42268">I waited until I was 65. Once you hit 65 you go on Medicare. Now they take your Medicare payment directly from yoursocial security. If you&#039;re not collecting your social security you need to send the government a check every 3 months tocover your Medicare until you start collecting your social security. I didn&#039;t want to do that. By having your Medicare taken directly from your social security check you never really miss it anyway. So I sort of got the best of both. I got the 8% boost a year for 3 years and then at 65 i started collectingand had the Medicare paid for out of my check. Yes i know there is always the health issue. We can all fall over dead tomorrow. But my health is excellent, Thank you God, and waiting for those 3 years gave me a nice little boost. No one ever mentions collecting at 65. They always talk about 66 or 67 or 70. To me 65 gives you the best of both worlds. A little boost and never having to send in a check to cover your Medicare.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldupsman, post: 2938244, member: 42268"] I waited until I was 65. Once you hit 65 you go on Medicare. Now they take your Medicare payment directly from your social security. If you're not collecting your social security you need to send the government a check every 3 months to cover your Medicare until you start collecting your social security. I didn't want to do that. By having your Medicare taken directly from your social security check you never really miss it anyway. So I sort of got the best of both. I got the 8% boost a year for 3 years and then at 65 i started collecting and had the Medicare paid for out of my check. Yes i know there is always the health issue. We can all fall over dead tomorrow. But my health is excellent, Thank you God, and waiting for those 3 years gave me a nice little boost. No one ever mentions collecting at 65. They always talk about 66 or 67 or 70. To me 65 gives you the best of both worlds. A little boost and never having to send in a check to cover your Medicare. [/QUOTE]

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