Who Is Eligible For Medicare In Utah? 
To be eligible for Medicare in Utah , you must be a legal resident of the US . If you have worked at least 40 quarters where you have paid Social Security taxes , you will get Medicare Part A for free . Otherwise , you can purchase it . You can get Medicare when you turn 65 . Those who can get it at a younger age are people who have been disabled for 2 years or have end stage renal disease or Lou Gherig 's Disease . There are qualifications to each qualifier , and some other groups can get Medicare -LRB- e.g. railroad workers , spouses of eligible workers , etc -RRB- . But this explains how most people in Utah qualify for Medicare . 