Tag Archives: Medicare

Will I get Medicare or Medicaid with Social Security?

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Tomasz Stasiuk

If you are wondering whether you will get Medicare or Medicaid with Social Security, it all depends on the type of Social Security you receive. Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) comes with Medicare. Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) comes … Continue reading →

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24 month waiting period for Medicare

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Tomasz Stasiuk

If you win your claim for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI), you are also eligible to receive Medicare benefits. But, you don’t get Medicaid right away, with some exceptions, you have to be “in pay status” for 24 months before … Continue reading →

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Gordon Gates on “the 11 Percent ALJ”

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Tomasz Stasiuk

Social Security attorney Gordon Gates wrote about a Social Security Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) who only approves 11 percent of cases. In trying to find some insight in to how this ALJ could only approve 11% of cases when most … Continue reading →

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