Your Medicare coverage will begin on the later of:
- the first day of the 25th month you are entitled to receive annuity payments, or
- the first day of the 30th calendar month after your disability began.
An individual with permanent kidney failure (chronic renal disease) is eligible at any age. However, the Social Security Administration must be contacted for this coverage.
There are also special rules that apply for an individual diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease).