The constant thread throughout the treatises is a reliance on nature. The physician's chief function is to make conditions propitious for the natural forces in the body to reach harmony and therefore health. Even in the surgical treatises the focus is always on restoring.
When you work and pay Social Security taxes, you earn credits toward Social Security benefits. To qualify for Medicare at age 65, you need 40 credits or 10 years of work. You may qualify for Medicare through your own earnings history, your current spouse, former spouse or deceased spouse.
At What Age Can I Get Medicare? You must be: Age 65 or older, OR; Over 18 and under age 65 AND meet one of these conditions: Have received Social Security disability benefits, or SSDI, for at least 2 years, OR; Have been diagnosed with Lou Gehrigâs Disease, also called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), AND