Can Some one enroll into Medicare when

[somarco]

I think IRS clarified "eligibility" as not just being able to obtain but actually enrolled in it. I believe this had to do with COBRA issues years back.

Pretty sure the DOL oversees COBRA, not the IRS

 

[Rossat]

Pretty sure the DOL oversees COBRA, not the IRS

That's fine, but it's the IRS that determines QLE which impact coverage, like COBRA.

 

[somarco]

IRS that determines QLE

I would like to see that cited. QLE is not a taxable event which is the domain of the Infernal Revenue Service.

Why would the IRS have any involvement in defining QLE?

 

[Rossat]

I would like to see that cited. QLE is not a taxable event which is the domain of the Infernal Revenue Service.

Why would the IRS have any involvement in defining QLE?

You're just as capable of searching for this info as I.

I believe its to do with ACA and employer requirements which are 100% reported to the IRS and filed on tax returns. While they may overlap there's a difference between QLEs for insurance (like EGC as asked in thread) and Medicare Election Periods. This is why dealing with Group and Individual Coverages it's "IRS-acceptable QLE". Dealing with Medicare it's their own rules. Again though, the original question of this thread is leaving an EGC which is QLE based on a valid Election Period of Medicare.