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.
According to the law, your SSDI payments cannot start until you have been disabled for at least five full months. Your payment will usually start with your sixth month of disability. And, if you have been approved for SSDI, you must wait a full two years after that period passes for your Medicare coverage to start.