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Will Months When My Son's Benefits Were Suspended Count Toward His 24-Month Waiting Period For Medicare?
My 22 year-old dependent (DAC) son receives SSI and Medicaid. When I reached my FRA, I filed and suspended my benefits (after the new rules went into affect in 2016). When I start to receive my SS, will the time from suspending to receiving benefits count toward the 24 month waiting period for a dependent to qualify for Medicare?
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Yes, as long as your son applied and was approved for disabled adult child's (DAC) benefits on your record, he would be considered technically entitled as a DAC even if his benefit payments are suspended as a result of your voluntary suspension. Months of technical entitlement to DAC would count toward the 24-month qualifying period for Medicare eligibility.
Best, Jerry
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November 11, 2018