Title 42 U.S. Code § 1395i-2 (a)(3) <- - - 미국 사회보장법
under Social Security Act §1818 관련 조항 참고하시고,
"(a) Individuals eligible to enroll
(3) is a resident of the United States, and is either (A) a citizen or (B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence who has resided in the United States continuously during the 5 years immediately preceding the month in which he applies for enrollment under this section" https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1395i-2
"Be an alien who has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and has been residing in the United States for 5 continuous years prior to the month of filing an application for Medicare"
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Eligibility-and-Enrollment/OrigMedicarePartABEligEnrol
https://www.amerihealth.com/pdfs/health_plans/protect/individual/application.pdf
Eligibility Requirements 을 보시면 . . .
"E. You MUST NOT be eligible to be covered under a: group health plan; a group health benefits plan; a governmental plan, a church plan; or Medicare."
메디케어 '유료' premium Part A (HI) + part B (SMI) + part D 를 신청하여,
'You are not eligible for Medicare' 사회보장국에서 거부된 편지 'denial letter' 를 보여 주는것도
적절한 방법이 될 수 있겠죠?
참고로,
"세금보고를 6번하여 . . . ? "
section 1395i-2 of title 42 - - -> 'an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence' . . .
"The five-year period of U.S. residency begins the day the individual arrives in the U.S.
with the intention of establishing a home. The period can start before the individual has LPR status."
미국에 방문자로 또는 관광 목적이 아닌 . . .
영주 목적으로 'establishing residency'를 통한
영주권 (LPR status) 받기 전의 그 기간도 '5-year waiting period' 에 포함될 수 있다고 하네요!