flirtypurse
Junior Member
I have a question about something I read in the SS Redbook for work incentives handbook. It states the following:
“Most individuals with disabilities who work will continue to receive at least 93 consecutive months of hospital and supplementary medical insurance under Medicare. Although cash benefits may cease due to work, you have the assurance of continued health insurance. You qualify by working and perform SGA, but not be medically improved."
I have two questions:
1) What do they mean by “most” individuals... Why not ALL individuals? Who are they excluding and why?
2) If you are not medically improved and your doctors’ records support that, is that enough to satisfy SS? Or does SS use some other criteria to evaluate this? For example - do they consider how many hours over SGA you are working or what type of work you are doing in order to make their decision?
It’s ironic and confusing that they allow this benefit of continuing Medicare coverage, since SS uses working as a criteria for NOT allowing people to get disability benefits in the first place. What are the detailed guidelines?
“Most individuals with disabilities who work will continue to receive at least 93 consecutive months of hospital and supplementary medical insurance under Medicare. Although cash benefits may cease due to work, you have the assurance of continued health insurance. You qualify by working and perform SGA, but not be medically improved."
I have two questions:
1) What do they mean by “most” individuals... Why not ALL individuals? Who are they excluding and why?
2) If you are not medically improved and your doctors’ records support that, is that enough to satisfy SS? Or does SS use some other criteria to evaluate this? For example - do they consider how many hours over SGA you are working or what type of work you are doing in order to make their decision?
It’s ironic and confusing that they allow this benefit of continuing Medicare coverage, since SS uses working as a criteria for NOT allowing people to get disability benefits in the first place. What are the detailed guidelines?