You might check with doctors that accept Medicaid in a wealthy community with no lower cost homes. It was a strategy that worked well for someone I know. She also received excellent care at our local teaching hospital. By doing tons of research and asking lots of questions, she figured out how to best utilize the Medicaid Resources in our county.

There are often ways to work out strategies when you really put your mind to something. Is such a wait for the first appointment or for every appointment? Perhaps the clinic could offer you an area to wait where you could lie down if you explain why you can't manage in the waiting room. Or perhaps they might allow you use of a wheelchair so you could you elevate your legs.

If you are successful with your SSDI claim, it would also give you the benefit of Medicare 24 months after your Established Onset Date.