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Do you get medical healthcare benefits with Social Security disability ?


You do not get medical healthcare benefits with Social Security disability right away. But you are entitled to have Medicare two years from the month you are eligible to receive a monthly monetary benefit (based on disability status) from the Social Security administration. For example, if you are entitled to receive Social Security disability benefits starting in March of 2012, you will then be entitled to Medicare benefits in March of 2014.

However, if you are entitled to SSI disability or a combination of SSI and Social Security disability (earnings based), you may be entitled to receive Medicaid (a different type of program that allows for a certain number of doctor visits and paid prescriptions) as soon as you are eligible for a disability benefit.

Individuals who are entitled to both SSI and Social Security disability will be entitled to both Medicare and Medicaid at some point.



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