Will the 24 Month Medicare Wait Be Eliminated?
by Richard Feingold

Under current law, an individual who has been determined disabled and eligible to receive Disability Insurance benefits must wait 24 full months before becoming eligible for federal Medicare health insurance benefits to begin. Naturally, this can cause a considerable hardship on many people who have been determined unable to work by the U.S. Social Security Administration. Please click on the link below to open an interesting and informative PDF document prepared by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society regarding this issue.
NMSS Article

This 24 month wait commences in the month in which the disabled individual is first eligible to receive Disability Insurance benefits. This date can vary depending upon the Disability Insurance benefits application date and the determined date of onset of disability by the Social Security Administration.

I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this issue. Please feel free to send me an email. And if you are so inclined, voice your opinion to your Member of Congress.

Until next time...

Richard Feingold

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