Social Security will automatically enroll you in Medicare after you get disability benefits for two years.
Medicare has two parts: hospital insurance and medical insurance. Hospital insurance helps you pay hospital bills and some follow-up care. The taxes you paid while you were working financed this coverage, so it’s free. The other part of Medicare, medical insurance, helps pay doctors’ bills and other services. You will pay a monthly premium for this coverage if you want it. Most people have both parts of Medicare.