Medicare is available 24 months after your first SSDI payment. When applying for SSDI, ask your social security office about accessing other federal and state benefits. Note: Learn how to apply for Medicare when you apply for SSDI.
If I'm qualified for SSDI through my own work record or Childhood Disability, what other programs are available to me?
Additional Resources
- Information on fibrous dysplasia and McCune-Albright syndrome
- Watch FD/MAS Alliance videos about Federal Disability Benefit Programs
- Learn the difference between SSI and SSDI
- Find your local social security office in this directory Social Security Disability Website
- AARP Social Security Resource Center/Disability Benefits
- Slides from Disability Benefits 101
- Slides for Disability Benefits 102: Working While on Benefits
- Benefits Planning Calendar (per slide 34 of Disability Benefits 102)
FD/MAS Alliance is a recipient of the Financial Advocacy in RARE Impact Grant sponsored by Global Genes. Thanks to this award, FD/MAS Financial Literacy 101 is made possible. We thank Michael Beloff, CFP®, ChSNC® Belvedere Wealth Partners, for donating his time and financial expertise and Caroline Fuchs, CAE, for contributing her time, communications, and digital strategy expertise to the FD/MAS community for this resource.