My girlfriend and I have been happily living together for 32+ years. Her employer (Kaiser Permanente) has been paying my health insurance for several years under their domestic partner policy, and will continue to do so as long as she works there.
I turn 65 next month and signed up for medicare part A as required. Now they are telling me I will be required to sign up for medicare part B by July or face lifetime penalties when I do sign up. Oregon is not a common law state so SSA doesn't recognize domestic partnerships here. You have to be married to waive part B.
So my options are to pay $144 a month medicare I won't use until my girlfriend retires in 6 or 7 years.. or get married.
HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO PROPOSE after 32 years!!!
