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Improvements in
Medicare Program
The social security amendments of 1967 have made many changes and improvements in the medicare program according to Hazel F. Daly, social security District Manager in Winchester.
One important change, Mrs. Daly stated, is that more people will be eligible for hospital insurance benefits. Under the old law, people who reached 65 in 1968, and were not entitled to monthly social security or railroad retirement benefits, could not get hospital insurance benefits unless they had 6 calendar quarters of coverage or about 112 years of work under social security. Now, under the new law, this requirement had been reduced to 3 calendar quarters or about 9 months or work.
The amount of work needed to qualify for hospital insurance benefits after 1968 increases by 3 quarters each year. Eventually, for those reaching 65 in future years, the amount of work required for hospital insurance protection will be the same as that required for monthly cash benefits.
However, if you qualify for monthly benefits as a dependent or survivor of an insured worker, you will not need any work under social security.
Play it safe. If you’re nearing 65, tet. in touch with your social security office and get the facts
Mrs. Daly further explained that persons who plan to continue working when they reach 65 should also apply within the three months prior to the month in which they have their
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