What date will Mark's Medicare access begin if his established onset date of disability was March 15, 2018?

To determine when Mark's Medicare access will begin based on his established onset date of disability, it’s important to understand how Medicare eligibility works for individuals with disabilities.

When an individual is approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), they generally become eligible for Medicare after 24 months of receiving disability benefits. In Mark's case, the established onset date of disability is March 15, 2018.

Starting from that date, the 24-month waiting period applies. This means that Mark would be eligible for Medicare starting 24 months after his established onset date, which leads us to calculate:

• Mark's disability benefits would likely begin in March 2020 (this may vary depending on the specific date he applied and was approved, but for simplicity, we can estimate it aligns closely with the onset).

• Therefore, adding 24 months to March 2020 brings us to March 2022.

However, since the question asks for the date related to the onset of disability and its relationship to Medicare, we look for the first month of eligibility after the 24-month wait, which starts from the end of the waiting period.

In summary, based on Mark's established onset date and the required 24-month waiting period, his Medicare access