Your state may allow you to buy Medicaid if you are disabled and no longer entitled to free Medicaid because you returned to work.
You may qualify if you:

• Meet the definition of “disabled” under the Social Security Act.
• Would be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments if it were not for your earnings.

If you are not an SSI recipient, your state decides if you are disabled. Your state will not consider whether you are working when it makes that decision.
Contact your state Medical Assistance office. Call 1-800-MEDICARE to get their telephone number. (TTY users call 1-877-486-2048.) Ask about the Medicaid buy-in program.

If you are under age 65, disabled, and no longer entitled to free Medicare Hospital Insurance Part A because you successfully returned to work, you may be eligible for a program that helps pay your Medicare Part A monthly premium.

To be eligible for this help, you must meet all of the requirements below:

• Continue to have a disabling impairment.
• Sign up for Premium Hospital Insurance (Part A).
• Have limited income.
• Have limited resources.
• Not already be eligible for Medicaid.

To find out more about this program, contact your state Medical Assistance office. Call 1-800-MEDICARE to get their telephone number. (TTY users call 1-877-486-2048.) Ask about Medicare for Qualified Disabled and Working People.

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