Do You Get Medicare Or Medicaid From Social Security Disability in Texas?Generally speaking, any individual in Texas who is entitled to A) receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or B) receive both Social Security Disability and SSI disability (concurrent benefits) will be entitled to Medicaid at the month of their entitlement to disability. In the case of beneficiaries receiving SSI disability only, the date of filing is generally the date of disability entitlement, thus the entitlement date for Medicaid. Two things to point regarding medicaid. 1) Medicaid is a need based medical insurance program; consequently any individual who receives Medicaid must meet income and resource (asset) limits. 2) If a Social Security Disability beneficiary has a low benefit amount, they may still be able to qualify for Medicaid, even if their disability benefit is too high to be concurrently entitled to SSI. Medicare, like Social Security Disability, is based upon an individual's insured status, not simply income and resources. If an individual is approved for Social Security Disability benefits, they will not be eligible to receive Medicare insurance benefits for two years following the first month they became eligible to receive their disability benefits. Another way of putting it is that an SSD beneficiary in Texas will have coverage for medicare after A) the five month waiting period has been served (this five month period applies only to Social Security Disability, not SSI) and B) after the 2 year or 24 month waiting period for medicare has been served. Some claimants who have been approved for Social Security Disability will have a gap time period in which they have no coverage under medicare, due to these waiting periods. However, because many Social Security Disability claims literally take years to finish (from the disability application to the reconsideration appeal, to the disability hearing, etc), many claimants will have already served these waiting periods by the time they finally receive notification that their disability claim has been approved. Things to remember regarding medicare: 1) Once an individual is entitled to Medicare part A and B benefits, they are eligible to enroll in part C and D. 2) Medicare offers part C and D premium programs to help with prescriptions and medical expenses that are nor covered by parts A and B. 3) Medicare parts C and D are not free, so there is an additional monthly premium involved. 4) Medicare does offer help with the additional premium cost if an individual meets the income and resource limit for the Medicare part C and D subsidy program. In conclusion, if you are approved for Social Security Disability only with no ongoing SSI disability entitlement and you have health insurance, do not give up your coverage if possible. You will not be eligible for any Medicare for two years after your date of entitlement to Social Security benefits. Additionally, check with your local Social Services office to see if you might be entitled to Medicaid even if your Social Security benefit is a little too high for SSI benefits. About the Author: Tim Moore is a former Social Security Disability Examiner in North Carolina, has been interviewed by the NY Times and the LA Times on the disability system, and is an Accredited Disability Representative (ADR) in North Carolina. For assistance on a disability application or Appeal in NC, click here. 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