Month: July 2026

SSDI and Medicare: The 24 Month Wait, and How Californians Cover the Gap

Author: WILLIAM M. ZIMMERMAN

July 22, 2026

Being approved for Social Security disability is a relief. Then you read the paperwork more carefully and realize the health coverage you assumed came with it does not start for two years. That gap is real, it catches almost everyone by surprise, and for someone too sick to work it can be the most frightening […]

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How a Personal Injury Settlement Can Put Your SSI and Medi-Cal at Risk

Author: WILLIAM M. ZIMMERMAN

July 8, 2026

You were hurt in a car accident. A settlement is coming. After months of medical appointments and missed income, that money finally feels like relief. Then a letter arrives saying your Supplemental Security Income has stopped, and your Medi-Cal along with it. The settlement that was supposed to help just cost you the benefits you […]

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