Issue Position: Retirement Security-Medicare

Issue Position

I believe in protecting Medicare for all citizens.

Medicare represents a covenant between the U.S. government and its citizens, regularly acting as a lifeline for our seniors.

Knowing this, Congress crafted a provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2010, to extend the solvency of Medicare by nine more years.

Medicare is a federal insurance program that pays for covered health care services of qualified beneficiaries, including individuals 65 and older, and has been expanded over the years to include permanently disabled individuals under 65.

Medicare, which consists of four parts (A-D), covers hospitalizations, physician and diagnostic services, prescription drugs, skilled nursing facility care, home health visits, and hospice care, among other services.

Generally, individuals are eligible for Medicare if they or their spouse worked for at least 40 quarters in Medicare-covered employment, are 65 years old, and are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

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