Medicare eligibility includes which groups?

Medicare eligibility includes which groups?

• A. Only people aged 65 and older
• B. People 65+ and specified groups under 65 with disabilities
• C. Anyone with health insurance
• D. Only veterans

Answer: (B)

Medicare eligibility rests on two main groups: age-based and disability-based. The standard path is people ages 65 and older who have paid into Social Security long enough to qualify. A separate path covers younger adults who have qualifying disabilities (for example, those who have received Social Security Disability Insurance for at least 24 months) and certain conditions like ALS or end-stage renal disease. So eligibility includes both people 65 and older and specified groups under 65 with disabilities. The other statements don’t fit because Medicare isn’t available to everyone with health insurance or limited to veterans.

Medicare eligibility rests on two main groups: age-based and disability-based. The standard path is people ages 65 and older who have paid into Social Security long enough to qualify. A separate path covers younger adults who have qualifying disabilities (for example, those who have received Social Security Disability Insurance for at least 24 months) and certain conditions like ALS or end-stage renal disease. So eligibility includes both people 65 and older and specified groups under 65 with disabilities. The other statements don’t fit because Medicare isn’t available to everyone with health insurance or limited to veterans.