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This web page discusses California Medicare eligibility advice. Medicare is available for several classes of people. If you or your spouse has worked and paid Medicare taxes for a sufficient period of time and are 65 years old then you should be able to receive Medicare Part A without having to pay a premium for it. If neither you nor your spouse paid Medicare taxes for a sufficient period of time and are now 65 years of age then it may be possible for you to purchase Medicare Part A. Eligibility for Medicare Part A occurs at age 65, not at retirement. This means that a person could still be working and have Medicare coverage. If a person still has medical coverage from their job then Medicare coverage would be secondary. People who are under 65 might be eligible for Medicare benefits if they meet certain criteria. You may be eligible if you have been entitled to Social Security disability benefits or Railroad Retirement Board disability benefits for two years or longer. A person who has end-stage renal disease may be eligible for Medicare. This is when someone has permanent kidney failure that requires dialysis or a kidney transplant. A person who turns age 65 can qualify for Medicare based on their spouses Social Security contributions. The significance of this is that people who have not worked sufficiently to qualify for Medicare themselves can qualify based on their spouses payments into the Social Security system. The importance of this is that a person who has not worked sufficiently to qualify for Medicare themselves can qualify based on their spouses payments into the Social Security system. This applies even if their spouse is not 65 years old. Enrollment in for Part B of Medicare is optional and requires a person to pay a monthly premium. With more than 20 years experience assisting people in California with their Medicare Supplement needs we can assist you as well. Allow us to analyze your requirements, and assist you with getting insurance. Are you overwhelmed by the complexity of Medicare Supplements? With the huge amount of information it is very to have difficulty finding the answers you need. Don't waste your time trying to find which plan is best for you. We have the answers. |