[alternatives?]

She was 60. You have to be 65 to receive Medicare. She could have had Medicaid.

[Waverunner]

Sorry, you are right, I meant to say medicaid. The medicaid program is the one that covers uninsured visits, Because if you have Medicare, you have insurance of a sort.

[BlackbirdSST]

You have to be 65 to receive Medicare.

That's not entirely true. I know a 30 year old that has both MediCare and MediCaid.