Medicare covers anyone, regardless of age, with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) if they meet certain eligibility requirements. Requirements include if your kidneys no longer work, if you require regular dialysis or if you had a kidney transplant. You must also meet one of these three requirements: You’ve worked the required time under Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board or as a government employee to qualify for Medicare.
You're already receiving or are eligible to receive Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits. You’re the spouse or dependent child of a person who meets one of the first two requirements.