From Stephen Tash
Medicare is not only available for the elderly (31 May, p 6).
You may also receive Medicare part A, or hospital insurance, ; if you are suffering from ; or immediately after (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). This in turn allows you to become entitled to . Parts C and D are administered by private companies subsidised by Medicare, with part D including the prescription drug insurance.
Though I can see the point of checking records of claims under part B to determine whether beneficiaries are being questioned about side effects, knowing which drugs are prescribed seems harder. It is possible to get Medicare data from some beneficiaries with disabilities as young as 20, and younger if they have end-stage renal disease.
Sterling Heights, Michigan, US
