Medicare health insurance
Medicare is our nation’s health insurance program for people aged 65 and older. People with disability or with kidney failure are eligible to apply.
Eligibility
| A person aged 65 and older, receiving benefits from Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Board | Automatic eligibility |
| A person under age 65 and disabled for 24 months | |
| A person with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease), receiving Social Security disability benefits | |
| A person of any age with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant | Eligible to apply |
Coverage
| Medicare coverage types | Sign up via | Coverage | |
| Hospital Insurance (Part A) | Original Medicare | Social Security for Part A and Part B or Part A only. | Hospital care benefits |
| Skilled nursing care benefits | |||
| Medical Insurance (Part B) | Physicians’ services | ||
| Home health services | |||
| Diagnostic tests | |||
| Medical equipment | |||
| Outpatient services | |||
| Medicare Advantage (Part C) | Medicare.gov for Part C and Part D offered by private companies. | Medicare Advantage Plans | |
| Drug Coverage (Part D) | Prescription Drug Coverage | ||