Eligibility Requirement:
- 65 or older
- kidney failure at any age
- received Social Security Disability Insurance for 24 months.
Financial Eligibility:
No finacial restrictions
Benefit Amounts:
- Part A:
- In-patient care has an $840 deductible.
- Outpatient care covered at 80% of allowable charges.
- Home health, hospice, doctor visits, x-rays covered.
- Prescriptions NOT covered.
- Part B:
- Deductible is $100/yr.
Payment Intervals:- ID card is provided.
- Part A: no cost
- Part B: $58.70/mos deducted from SSDI.
- Part B is voluntary.
Duration of Coverage:- As long as Social Security Disability entitlement continues.
- If SSDI ends because of employment-may continue Medicare for 93 months after the end of the trial work period.
How to Apply:- Automatically enrolled if receiving SSDI.
- Part B may be refused.
