Thousands over 65 don’t qualify for Medicare
Special to The Daily Memphian
G. Scott Morris
The Rev. Dr. G. Scott Morris, M.D., is founder of Church Health. He is a regular contributor to The Daily Memphian.
Norma has worked as a housekeeper for the same family for 40 years. They always paid her in cash, and now, at 75, she doesn’t qualify for Medicare. Thousands who clean houses, care for children and cut grass for cash payments are shut out of the national health insurance program.
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