Help us Eliminate the Twenty-Four Month Medicare Waiting Period
Tell Your Story
Many people know that Medicare offers an invaluable safety net to the nearly 6.3 million Americans with severe and incapacitating disabilities. Few are aware that they have to wait at least 24 months after being deemed disabled and too sick to work to get Medicare coverage. The "Medicare waiting period" leaves about 400,000 Americans with disabilities uninsured, and many more underinsured, when they need healthcare most.During this time people with disabilities often face high medical bills and must choose between buying food and filling prescriptions, or receiving medical care and paying rent. The devastating effect this has upon their health, finances, and quality of life is why the Medicare Rights Center is working to make people aware of the waiting period and the need for it to be eliminated.
Recognizing the power that real stories have in highlighting an issue, the Medicare Rights Center is collecting the cases of people with disabilities who:
- are currently in the 24-month Medicare waiting period, or
- recently got Medicare coverage after having gone through the two-year wait.
If you fit this description, and would like to help eliminate the twenty-four month Medicare waiting period by sharing your story, please fill out the information below.
Through careful placement in the media, these stories will illustrate the injustice of requiring people in the midst of a healthcare crisis to wait for Medicare coverage. The Medicare Rights Center will respect the confidentiality of everyone who submits a story and will ask their permission before sharing their story or information.
Thank you!