Originally Posted by Janke

You can be on Medicare
1. at age 65
2. after 24 months of entitlement to SSDI
3. if you are diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (dialysis) or have Lou Gherig's disease.


Social Security checks are issued on the third if you are an SSI recipient also. Several years ago, SSA started staggering the issuing of checks throughout the month based on the day of birth of the recipient, so the checks can be issued the first Wednesday, second Wednesday, etc.