For lack of a better place, I am placing this topic in the General Immigration Forum: The subject is Medicare for Legal Residents
Although the audience might be limited, I think this might be helpful to some others...at some point later. I am 69 years old. I receive Social Security Retirement Benefits, and I (as almost all retirees), receive Premium-Free Medicare Part A. My lovely wife, who looks 25, will turn 65 years old in August. As a result, it is time to set up her Medicare coverage (it's actually required to keep her Tricare coverage). My research indicates that my wife will also qualify for Premium-Free Medicare Part A based on the following:
1. She will be 65 years old soon (Medicare enrollment is open 3 months before until 3 months after her 65th birthday month).
2. We have been married for 1 year or longer
3. I, her spouse, am older than 62, and I already receive Social Security and Premium-Free Medicare Part A.
4. She has been a legal resident for 5 years (next month).
She, like me and most other retirees, will have to pay for Medicare Part B.
This is pretty important (and a big, big relief to me) since people who do not qualify for Premium-Free Medicare can pay as much as $499.00 a month for Medicare Part A and an additional $170.00 a month for Medicare Part B.