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I DO NOT BELIEVE PART A CAN BE BOUGHT. IT IS ALWAYS FREE AND YOU HAVE TO BE ON SSDI FOR 2 YEARS IF NOT 65. [FOR PART B YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE ON SSDI FOR 2 YEARS IF YOU ARE NOT 65 - IT IS ABOUT $50/MONTH - THEY TAKE IT OUT OF YOUR SSDI CHECK] BBA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: Re: SSDI > From whayt i have been reading here snd at various web sites is that one is > entitled to Part A of Medicare insurance for free if the person is under 65 > and the person has been receiving SS monthly disabilty payments for two > years.... > > what i am unable to determine is whether or not a person who is receiving > disability payments for less than two years can purchase Part A coverage > until the two year waiting period for free coverage is up... > > thanks for any info... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn