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- Medicare on disability (SSDI): the 24-month wait and what to do meanwhile
How people under 65 get Medicare through Social Security Disability Insurance, the waiting period, the exceptions for ALS and ESRD, and coverage during the gap.
- Medicare for kidney failure (ESRD): when coverage starts and how it coordinates
Eligibility for Medicare with end-stage renal disease, the dialysis and transplant start dates, the 30-month coordination period with employer plans, and Medigap options.
- Going back to work on SSDI: keeping Medicare while you earn
How the trial work period, extended period of eligibility and Medicare continuation let SSDI recipients work without losing health coverage.