Elderly and Healthcare

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Re: Elderly and Healthcare

@PyariCgudia

^ You probably should…

The thing is if the elder is > 65 yrs of age, then they come here, and for 5 years they cannot get on Medicare…after 5 years, are they eligible, even though they never worked in this country or paid taxes in their youthful years? In other words, these are people who didn’t pay into medicare, then how would medicare allow the elderly immigrants onto it (that’s a lot of old people)? I’m reading you can get into medicare by working 10 years or you can get into medicare by paying your way in. Has anyone had to enroll their elderly parents by “paying into medicare” after they have been legal residents for > 5 years?

Sounds like obamacare gives options for those that have been here < 5 years but legally, which is a great blessing even if you do have to pay the full premium. What premium amounts are we talking about here?

Between $14000 and $18000 a year for a silver plan