Green Card Holders and U.S. Citizens Living in China: Keep or Drop Medicare Part B? And How Immigrant Parents Qualify
Medicare generally doesn't pay for care outside the U.S., but the Part B premium keeps coming due. Drop Part B and when you return you can only sign up January through March, with a permanent penalty of 10% for each full 12 months without it. Green card holders need 5 years of continuous U.S. residence to enroll, and work in China doesn't earn quarters.
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