Originally Posted by deraltekluge
You qualify for Social Security at 62, with reduced benefits. You'll have to wait until 66 for full benefits. But...regardless of the age at which you start receiving Social Security benefits, you qualify for Medicare at age 65.
Not exactly. You have to be getting SS benefits to qualify for medicare. IOW, you can't get medicare before you get SS benefits.
I tried to get MC without taking my SS benefits 2 years ago - no way!
So, you can't wait to get you SS benefits at age 72 and take MCare at 66. They won't allow that. Very strange.