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Medicare coverage for people under 65 with disabilities is tied to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits.
Pre-existing condition exclusions prohibited in all health insurance plans; Prohibit treating acts of domestic violence as a pre-existing condition; Waiting period for enrollment in new health insurance plans limited to 90 days; Grandfathered existing health insurance plans must prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions by January 1, 2014
Birth year. Retirement age. 1937 or earlier. 65 years. 1938. 65 years and 2 months. 1939. 65 years and 4 months. 1940. 65 years and 6 months. 1941. 65 years and 8 months
Medicare does not have a look-back period. However, Medicaid, a different program, imposes a look-back period for certain services. Learn more.
Balancing this are waiting periods, in particular for pre-existing conditions (usually referred to within the industry as PEA, which stands for "pre-existing ailment"). Funds are entitled to impose a waiting period of up to 12 months on benefits for any medical condition the signs and symptoms of which existed during the six months ending on ...
Short term health insurance plans have a short policy period (typically months) and are intended for people who only need insurance for a short time period before longer term insurance is obtained. [133] Short term plans typically cost less than traditional plans and have shorter application processes, but do not cover pre-existing conditions.
Initial enrollment: This period is when you first become eligible for Medicare. This is a 7-month period surrounding your 65th birthday – 3 months before, the month of, and 3 months after, your ...
Adults with existing conditions became eligible to join a temporary high-risk pool, which will be superseded by the health care exchange in 2014. [4] [18] To qualify for coverage, applicants must have a pre-existing health condition and have been uninsured for at least the past six months. [19] There is no age requirement. [19]