我家老人从来没有在美国定居过。出于好奇刚才查了下，发现你说错了。65岁以上就可以，外国人还要求绿卡5年后。

”Medicare isn’t just for people who retire after many years of working. In fact anyone can get Medicare, as long as he or she is a U.S. citizen or a legal resident for at least five years and meets one or more of these eligibility requirements:

• Age 65 or older
• Under age 65 with a qualifying disability
• Have End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant)

Yet one common question is: Can my non-working spouse get Medicare? The short answer is: Yes, if he or she is eligible (see Medicare eligibility requirements above). But there’s more to it than that.

Employed individuals pay Medicare taxes through payroll deductions. You need to work and pay taxes for at least 10 years to qualify for premium-free Medicare Part A coverage (hospital insurance) when you turn 65. If you qualify, then your non-working spouse may qualify based on your work record when he or she turns 65, too. In addition, you both would qualify for Medicare Part B coverage (medical insurance). Each covered individual pays a monthly Part B premium to Medicare.“

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• 我朋友美国公民 -LVHawaii- ♀ (146 bytes) () 02/21/2019 postreply 19:18:39

• 没pay过Medicare tax，就不能有 free Medicare， 不free的要交premium。配偶有free Me -7Sle- ♀ (104 bytes) () 02/21/2019 postreply 19:27:16

• 这是常识。 很多工作多年的美国老人晚年自己花钱住老人院， 不如那些一天没工作过的来装穷的舒服。 -Astolfo- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/21/2019 postreply 19:50:59

• 就是这类人英文不通文化不懂使用免费医疗和额外社会资源，因为语言不通不会开车， 如果家人不能陪同会有计程车专送和 -Astolfo- ♂ (339 bytes) () 02/21/2019 postreply 19:53:38

• 占了社会资源，还不知感恩。 -7Sle- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/22/2019 postreply 05:07:50

• 对对对，你这样说更 accurate. -swj2000- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/21/2019 postreply 20:20:37

• 没工作的，有Medicaid 。 -笑薇.- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/22/2019 postreply 02:29:38