What Medicare Benefits are available for people with Disabilities?
People under 65 with disabilities are eligible for Medicare. People eligible for Social Security Disability benefits must have received benefits for at least 24 months or suffer from End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The waiting period for Social Security Disability benefits begins five months after a beneficiary is determined to […]
Now Medicare Part D covers vaccines at no cost
Medicare Part D now covers all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at no cost to beneficiaries. This significant improvement took effect January 1, 2023, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Previously, Medicare vaccine coverage was confusing and inconsistent. While Part B covered flu, pneumococcal, COVID-19, and hepatitis […]