Medicare and disabilities

Medicare provides health benefits for some people younger than 65 with disabilities and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Learn how to qualify for Medicare and about other disability benefits programs and insurance options you can use with Medicare.

In this section:

1. Medicare and people with disabilities: an overview

   Review Medicare eligibility, when benefits begin and end, and rights to care.

2. Medi-Cal, Medicare and people with disabilities

   Learn ways to qualify for several Medi-Cal programs.

3. Medicare Advantage plans and people with disabilities

   Know your eligibility rights to join an MA plan.

4. Medigap plans and people with disabilities

   Know your eligibility rights to purchase a Medigap policy.

5. Other health insurance, Medicare and people with disabilities

   Review employer-sponsored health insurance, COBRA, and individual health insurance and how these coordinate with Medicare when you have a disability.

6. Resources

   Helpful fact sheets, websites and resources on disability rights, health coverage, and public benefit programs.

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