64 year old wife (career cosmetologist) needs hip replacement on one of them.

Recently verified with x-Ray showing cartilage degeneration.

She is still able to be mobile and work, but lots of limping and some pain.

She becomes Medicare eligibilite this upcoming February.

She is on my retiree medical now (United Health Care). I guess in February,… Medicare becomes primary, and UHC secondary.

I guess it’s safe to say waiting in surgery until Medicare eligible is best?

Anyone else been in “close to Medicare” situation?

Situation may be moot, as Fenruary is fast approaching.

But thought I’d ask..,