As soon as you turn 65, you become eligible for Medicare. But since you are disabled I think you should get a disability lawyer to get the money you need.
Medicare coverage starts two years after you have been DISABLED. That is the medical end of your coverage. Payments can take up to a year to start, then they deduct 5 months off of that. All payments are retroactive to the date of disabilty. However, you will not be covered as far as medical goes until you have reached the 24 moths of being diabled. That is a fact.
These are separate programs with different eligibility requirements - there is no such thing as changing back and forth. Medicaid will require you to apply for any and all other medical coverage for which you might be eligible, including Medicare.
No. Social Security pays cash benefits and makes disabled and retired people eligible for Medicare, medical insurance available through the US government. Medicare does not pay for elective procedures, like liposuction.
There is no such thing as an SSD card. It is a Social Security Card; this is issued to all US Citizens. If you apply for SSD or SSDI and are eligible for Medical coverage under Medicare, you will also receive a red, white, and blue Medicare Card.
Medicare is not collected, like Social Security, but instead it is medical coverage that begins when an individual turns 65, or when an individual is under 65 and has been receiving disability premiums for 24 months.
medicare does not covere preventative. you need a HMO/PPO policy or a supplement
In order to obtain Part D drug coverage on a Medicare plan, one must join an insurance company or private company which has been approved by Medicare. Once you join, you usually pay a monthly premium.
Medicare is used by the VA to keep their own medical care expenses down. When a veteran eligible for medicare is under their care, the VA will bill Medicare to help ensure all veterans can be taken care of adequately. If you are eligible for medicare, apply to help the VA maintain high quality medical care for other vets.
No. Medicare coverage is very limited outside the USA and its territories.
Most companys and situations such as yours that I have knowledge of the disabled retiree has been able to maintain their coverage (if under medicare age), for the cost or partial cost of the premium.
My husband died 11 years ago from cancer. He had worked in the coal mines for 9 years. Am I eligible for medical and prescription coverage?
Having private insurance does not make one ineligible for Medicaid or Medicare.