Try: Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older some disabled people under age 65 and people of all ages with end-stage renal disease permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant there are two parts of medicare each with their own eligibility requirements medicare part a is available for anyone who is over age 65 or to an individual who is permanently disabled and who is eligible for social security you are eligible for medicare part a if you are age 65 or older and a u s citizen or a legally admitted alien who has resided in the u s continuously for at least five years; a disabled person regardless of age who has been entitled to social security widows or railroad retirement disability benefits for 25 months; an individual who has end-stage renal disease that requires dialysis treatment or a kidney transplant medicare part b is available for anyone over age 65 regardless of social security eligibility medicare recipients who are eligible for part a are automatically enrolled in part b unless they opt out part b enrollees pay a monthly premium that is adjusted annually medicare part c is available to those who individuals who are already members of medicare part a and part b medicare part d is available to those who individuals who are already members of medicare part a or part b to determine your edibility visit the medicare website home myenrollment#tabtop
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