Medicare Managed Care Manual (Pub. 100-16), Ch. 17b § 370.1
Working Aged
370.1 - Working Aged
(Rev. 4, 10-01-01)
Section 1862(b)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Act provides that a group health plan may not take into
account that a currently employed individual age 65 or over (or a spouse age 65 or over
of an employed individual of any age) is entitled to Medicare. Further,
§1862(b)(1)(A)(i)(II) of the Act states that a group health plan must provide the same
benefits under the same conditions to employees and employees’ spouses age 65 or over
as it provides to employees and employees’ spouses under age 65.