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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Try to get disability if you are actually disabled. You have to make less than $10,000/yr for 1 to 2 years. SSID pays you back disability from when you first apply to when accepted, but the required lawyers to get you accepted take up to 50% of that.

You need to be on SSDI for 1 year but you then qualify for Medicare. Even if you voluntarily terminate your SSDI you remain Medicare eligible for something like 9 years. This is a viable solution if you're actually disabled.