title: Special issues for younger Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities.
abstract: While most people know that older Americans are eligible for Medicare and Social Security retirement benefits at age 65, many do not know that people with disabilities under age 65 can also be covered by Medicare. In this brief we focus on how people with disabilities qualify for Medicare and how their Medicare benefits coordinate with other types of health benefits they may have.
authors.affiliation: California Health Advocates, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D018868:Insurance, Disability; D017054:Insurance, Medigap; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012943:Social Security; D014481:United States