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Medicare Benefit Eligibility:

http://www.mysocialsecurityright.com/Y1/medicare.php

Who can get Medicare?

Hospital insurance (Part A)

Most people age 65 or older who are citizens or ­permanent residents of the United States are eligible for free Medicare hospital insurance (Part A). You are eligible at age 65 if:

* You receive or are eligible to receive Social Security benefits; or
* You receive or are eligible to receive railroad retirement benefits; or
* You or your spouse (living or deceased, including divorced spouses) worked long enough in a government
job where Medicare taxes were paid; or
* You are the dependent parent of a fully insured deceased child.

If you do not meet these requirements, you may be able to get Medicare hospital insurance by paying
a monthly premium. Usually, you can sign up for this hospital insurance only during designated enrollment periods.

Social Security Benefit Eligibility:

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10035.html

How do you qualify for retirement benefits?
When you work and pay Social Security taxes, you earn “credits” toward Social Security benefits.

The number of credits you need to get retirement benefits depends on when you were born. If you were born in 1929 or later, you need 40 credits (10 years of work).

If you stop working before you have enough credits to qualify for benefits, the credits will remain on your Social Security record. If you return to work later on, you can add more credits so that you qualify. No retirement benefits can be paid until you have the required number of credits.