Title: Partly false claim: Seniors must pay for Medicare and supplemental insurance while ‘illegals get it all for free’ | Reuters
Headings: Partly false claim: Seniors must pay for Medicare and supplemental insurance while ‘illegals get it all for free’
Partly false claim: Seniors must pay for Medicare and supplemental insurance while ‘illegals get it all for free’
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Content: Partly false claim: Seniors must pay for Medicare and supplemental insurance while ‘illegals get it all for free’ | Reuters
Partly false claim: Seniors must pay for Medicare and supplemental insurance while ‘illegals get it all for free’
By Reuters Staff
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A viral image on social media asks why seniors have to pay for Medicare and Supplement Insurance while “illegals get it all for free.” The post from January 27, 2019 has over 37,000 shares as of March 5, 2020 ( here ). The claim is false. Seniors on Social Security must pay for Medicare and supplemental insurance, but undocumented immigrants do not get the same health insurance coverage, or health care, for free. The U.S. federal health insurance program for senior citizens is made up of different parts. Medicare Part A (hospital Insurance) can sometimes be free, but only for some seniors. Medicare Part B (medical insurance) has a monthly premium. The Medicare Advantage Plan (formerly known as Part C) and Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) also have monthly premiums.