Medicare kicks in after you are age 65, OR 2 years after you start collecting SSDI, so you won't be getting that anytime real soon. Meanwhile, you will continue getting your healthcare as you've been doing, through your state's program for low income people.
When you do get Medicare - in two years - try to hold on to that state medical assistance program, if you possibly can. It's really great to have both. Right now local income support offices are quite confused about who can and who can't keep Medicaid (the state plan for healthcare.) Keeping Medicaid, which has it's own name in your state, covers you for things like dental and eyeglasses, which Medicare often doesn't cover, unless you get into certain plans. And, if you ever need home care, Medicaid can make that easier too.
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