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40 quarters of work will make you eligible for Social Security and Medicare when you are 65.

If one is considered disabled and receiving social security benefits (usually after a length of time) you can already become Medicare eligible long before 65 depending on circumstances with financial help through Medicaid. Other situations can apply if one has ALS or ESRD. Just saying that Medicare is not always for those 65 and up. Rarely children have Medicare, but it does happen.
 
Yes, those on SSDI generally get Medicare once they have been on SSDI for 2 years. If they don't have 40 quarters, they pay for part A ( $232 to $422 per month), and almost everyone pays for part B and D.

SSI beneficiaries usually get Medicaid rather than Medicare.
 
Yes, those on SSDI generally get Medicare once they have been on SSDI for 2 years. If they don't have 40 quarters, they pay for part A ( $232 to $422 per month), and almost everyone pays for part B and D.

SSI beneficiaries usually get Medicaid rather than Medicare.
if they are that poor, my wife because I can wont be on medicare nor Medicaid. she has a and b, c and d is what she paid for. I know I had to battle Tricare because one cant be on both.
 
me, yet again.

i -do- appreciate ssi. its a lifeline for a lot of people, me included. thing is...I don't want to be on welfare for schizophrenia indefinitely. i mean, if someone needs it, absolutely. if i end up needing it indefinitely, i absolutely hope i'll be able to receive it indefinitely. its just that they have a lot more rules than you see with ssdi, and the providers are more limited, because you're dealing with medicaid, not medicare. nothing against the clinic, but...sometimes, it can be depressing. i mean...meds r us, you know what I Mean? anyway...

realizing that my life has more limitations than most peoples' lives has been a big step. im not trying to complain...especially with my parents in the mix, i have a good life, now. but...


a j-o-b that i could do well and such would mean getting out of my head, out of the house, and..yeah. plus, $$$. ssi does have complicated rules, but...in all likelihood, I'd still be on a low level payout, even with a pt job. if i got more hours, then i'd probably be on medicaid, but not cash payouts. so...for all my complaining about the shredded safety net, etc., I -am- thankful for ssi and ssdi, I really am. the clinic may not be the happiest place on earth, but my sessions are completely covered, and my psych drugs come in at a low, low copay. if i needed to be hospitalized (let's pray...never again...), Medicaid will cover some facilities, but not the private, for profit ones. sounds rough, but...those places tend to defraud insurance, anyway, so I see their point.

OK. Thanks for the prayers and support and useful information. :)
 
Yes, income matters. Part B is income tested. Most people pay $134 per month for B, but super income pay $428.60 per month for B.
My wife pays zero. A ND b for the disabled is automatic,they didn't ask for my income and i made less then and they didn't charge then or now.I asked about this last year ,283 a month,nothing waa asked to my wife about my income as I waa there .
 
ok. saw the job lady. im thinking they hire thru the clinic now and then, because their website said they weren't hiring, lol. I think they can get tax breaks for hiring some people on disability...always a good thing...

its just...crazy, you know? im now 34. haven't had a -paid- job in over 10 years. where does the time go, anyway? I'm blessed to have my parents, that's for sure.

Ugh. Psychiatrists destroyed me, back in the day. If I hadn't somehow gotten saved, I suspect they'd find a way to do it again. But...

The Lord has made a way where there wasn't one, not by worldly means. I'm thankful. I just don't know if I'll get a job here or...anywhere, really. On the plus side, I have my parents and I get disability, which is more than many (most?) people get, not that its a competition, just...I'm something of an exception to the rules, that's all...and I'm thankful. :)
 
ok. saw the job lady. im thinking they hire thru the clinic now and then, because their website said they weren't hiring, lol. I think they can get tax breaks for hiring some people on disability...always a good thing...

its just...crazy, you know? im now 34. haven't had a -paid- job in over 10 years. where does the time go, anyway? I'm blessed to have my parents, that's for sure.

Ugh. Psychiatrists destroyed me, back in the day. If I hadn't somehow gotten saved, I suspect they'd find a way to do it again. But...

The Lord has made a way where there wasn't one, not by worldly means. I'm thankful. I just don't know if I'll get a job here or...anywhere, really. On the plus side, I have my parents and I get disability, which is more than many (most?) people get, not that its a competition, just...I'm something of an exception to the rules, that's all...and I'm thankful. :)
So, how did it go? When do you find out if you'll get it?
 
ok. the library is a small, older place in a distant part of the county. I'm going by there tomorrow or wednesday to drop off the application, and...we'll see from there. then there's a job/career fair here locally jobs lady wants me to go to, and then...yeah. life goes on. thanks for helping me get my focus on the windshield, not the rear view. :)
 
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