Medicare Questions

bgum wrote:
Everyone eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits is also eligible for Medicare after a 24-month qualifying period. The first 24 months of disability benefit entitlement is the waiting period for Medicare coverage.

Be sure not to drop her off your plan. This was what the rule was when my DH received total disability. It was TWO YEARS before he became eligible. So you still need insurance to cover those 24 months. I don't know if that is still the rule, but we continued our private health insurance for him until he qualified for Medicare.

DAle