SSDRC




What is the Application Process for Social Security Disability and SSI?

How do you Win Benefits under Social Security Disability or SSI?

If I am determined disabled, how far back will Social Security pay benefits?

How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition?

What Can I Do to Improve My Chances of Winning Disability Benefits

Common Mistakes after Receiving a Denial of Social Security Disability or SSI Benefits

How to File for Disability - Tips for Filing

If You Get Approved For SSDI Will You Also Get Medicare?

How much does a Social Security disability attorney get paid?

Social Security Disability SSI Criteria and the Evaluation Process

How long does it take to be approved for SSI or Social Security disability?

What do you Need to Prove to Qualify for Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability SSI and Fibromyalgia

Social Security Disability SSI and Degenerative Disc Disease

Can I Qualify For Disability and Receive Benefits based on Depression?

Answers to questions about SSD and SSI disability

What Disabilities Qualify for SSI and Social Security Disability Benefits?

Social Security Disability Status

Social Security Disability Tips — how a claim gets worked on

Social Security Disability, SSI Disability - Terms, Definitions, Concepts


Disability and Medicare- how does it work


How to prove you are disabled
and win disability benefits

 
You may have heard that it takes two whole years after you get Social Security disability to receive Medicare coverage, and, to some degree, this is a true statement.

However, there are other things to consider when discussing the two-year wait for Medicare coverage. For instance, your date of entitlement (the true point at which you actually become entitled to receive Social Security disability) may be several months or even years in the past. This can easily be the case if you claimed on your disability application that you become disabled years ago.

What does this mean as far as your entitlement to Medicare? It may mean that you will be entitled to Medicare as soon as you receive your Social Security disability approval, instead of having to wait two years.

Here's another reason why a person who has been approved for disability may not have to wait for their medicare coverage to begin. Many individuals who receive their disability allowance from an administrative law judge at a hearing have already been waiting for disability two years or more. Consequently, when they get approved by a judge, the twenty four month Medicare wait period has already passed and they are entitled to Medicare.

There are two major entitlements involved with Medicare, Part A and Part B. More recently, Medicare Part C and Part D have been added.

Medicare Part A is free coverage that covers some of the expense of hospitalizations. Part B covers some of the expense of doctors’ visits and various types of testing. Part C and D involve prescription and Medigap coverage (health insurance companies offer policies to help pay the twenty percent gap in coverage left by Medicare) and are provided at a cost to qualified Social Security beneficiaries. Note: Social Security will deduct all Medicare premiums from your monthly Social Security disability benefit.

Although Parts B, C, and D have a premium, some disabled individuals will qualify for a subsidy to help offset the cost of the premiums of Parts C and D. Of course, to qualify for the subsidy, you must meet the income and resource requirements of the Medicare subsidy program. Some individuals may also qualify for help with paying Medicare Part B premiums, through their local Department of Social Services.














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Individual Questions and Answers


  • The Qualification Criteria for Social Security Disability

  • Filing a Social Security Disability Application - How to File & the Information that is Needed by SSA

  • What makes you entitled to receive disability benefits under SSI or SSD?

  • What kind of Final Decision can I receive on my Disability Application?

  • Is getting social security disability easier for mental or physical problems?

  • Will SSD Be Based On Newer Or Older Medical Records?

  • Applying for disability benefits in New York

  • Questions about Disability Lawyers and Hiring a Disability Attorney

  • What does SSA consider a severe impairment for Social Security Disability or SSI Disability Benefits?

  • If You are Denied for Disability, What Should You do First?

  • Does The Social Security Disability Reconsideration Have A Time Limit?

  • If I Apply For Disability And Go Back To Work, Do I Need To Report This?

  • Can You Receive Social Security Disability Or SSI Benefits At the Same Time As VA or Veterans’ Benefits?

  • What is the Chance of Winning an SSA appeal for disability?

  • Social security disability children

  • How to qualify for disability

  • If you are applying for Social Security disability when does Medicare start ?

  • Who is eligible for SSI Disability?

  • If I get disability will my children receive benefits ?

  • ADHD, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits

  • Social Security Disability Mental Testing

  • Can You qualify for Social Security disability or SSI on the basis of anxiety or panic attacks ?

  • Will I Qualify For SSI, How Do I Get Approved?

  • How does work qualify you for disability ?

  • Disability Benefits

  • Why was I denied social security disability?

  • What determines how long I can keep my Disability Benefits under SSD or SSI?

  • How much does Social Security pay in disability benefits ?

  • Qualifying for disability benefits

  • Hiring a Qualified Disability Lawyer in Oregon

  • Fibromyalgia and disability

  • Can You Appeal A Decision By A Judge On A Social Security Disability or SSI Case?

  • How Long Will It Take For A Decision Letter For Social Security Disability?

  • Social Security Disability SSI and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
























    SSD and SSI are Federal Programs

    The title II Social Security Disability and title 16 SSI Disability programs operate under federal guidelines and, therefore, the program requirements--medical and non-medical--apply to all states:

    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

    Recent approval and denial statistics for various states can be viewed here:

    Social Security Disability, SSI Approval and Denial Statistics by state

    Special Section: Disability Lawyers and unnecessary claim denials