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In most situations, to qualify for Medicare's full range of benefits, you need to be 65 and have earned the required "quarters" of coverage. This generally means you are eligible if you or your spouse (or, in some cases, your former spouse) worked — and paid Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes — for at least 10 years. … Back to Article
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