Hello, I'm hoping someone can give me some clarification on Medicare and Medicaid. I was just recently approved for SSDI after a long two year wait but didn't qualify for SSI at all. I now have Medicare as a secondary insurance to my husbands insurance through his work.
However, I have been getting insurance cards and stuff from Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid) and when I finally called about it they said I also had coverage through them. My confusion is that while I receive SSDI I didn't qualify for SSI so why do I qualify for Medicaid? I no longer live in California but have recently received a letter from SSDI stating that I don't have to pay the Medicare premium because it's being paid for by the state of California.
When I called disability they told me all I had to do was call OKLAHOMAs Medicaid office to transfer the coverage but when I called them they said I basically had to reapply.
Please help. I am completely lost with this stuff and not sure what to do.
Thank you,
Moriah
However, I have been getting insurance cards and stuff from Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid) and when I finally called about it they said I also had coverage through them. My confusion is that while I receive SSDI I didn't qualify for SSI so why do I qualify for Medicaid? I no longer live in California but have recently received a letter from SSDI stating that I don't have to pay the Medicare premium because it's being paid for by the state of California.
When I called disability they told me all I had to do was call OKLAHOMAs Medicaid office to transfer the coverage but when I called them they said I basically had to reapply.
Please help. I am completely lost with this stuff and not sure what to do.
Thank you,
Moriah
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