1 Don't respond to unwanted calls, the FTC says --even if the call says you should press a number to opt-out of future messages. 2  All that will do is verify to the spammer or scammer that your number is real. 3  Similarly, don't respond to unwanted text messages--or click on any links.
(This maximum gets you to 12 months before your application date, plus five months for the waiting period, so your earliest your effective onset date can be is 17 months before the application date.) In this case, the earliest that you can become eligible for Medicare is one year after you apply for Social Security disability.
If you receive disability benefits, you are also eligible to receive Medicare benefits. To qualify to enroll in Medicare, you must first receive disability benefits for two years, and you are automatically enrolled in Medicare on the first month of your third year of disability benefits.If you qualify to receive disability benefits, this means that you have paid Social Security and Medicare tax.his program pays benefits to people who are disabled or blind. Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits can start at any age as long as you have paid Social Security tax while you were working. Only individuals who are not able to work due to disability can qualify for SSD benefits.