Have spoken with my retirement folks. Have established 7/29/17 as my date of retirement. My last workday is 7/28/17 (a payday).
Have spoken with Social Security about activating Medicare-Part B. Because I am moving out of state, my retirement medical benefits will be through an exchange. I'll negotiate a plan with an insurance outfit in my retirement state (South Carolina) and the County will pay me $400/month to help pay for plan. I think that's good, until TrumpCare messes with it (if, in fact, the current TrumpCare is remotely linked to what we end up with after the Senate finishes with it).
Because I also have the VA, I'm not terribly worried about my medical needs, although there are some things I'm using now that the VA does not cover....including, primarily, Warfarin (blood thinner). Don't know if VA will cover insulin or not. Am hoping it will.