Can People On SSI Get Medicare? 
People receiving SSI -LRB- Supplemental Security Income -RRB- have become eligible for this benefit based on their being over age 65 , a disabled or blind adult , or a child who is disabled and blind , with the added criteria that all must have very limited income and assets . Therefore , many people on SSI also receive Medicaid , which is comprehensive health insurance offered to those in the US with very low income and assets . However , people on SSI can get Medicare if they paid into Social Security . They also may be eligible or a program to help pay their Medicare premiums by filling out this form . WEBSITELINK 