1. Too sick to work, too soon for Medicare: the human cost of the two-year Medicare waiting period for Americans with disabilities Author(s): Hayes, Robert M., authorBeebe, Deane, authorKreamer, Heidi, author Publication: [New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, April 2007 Subject(s): Cost of IllnessDisabled PersonsEligibility DeterminationInsurance, DisabilityMedicareUnited States