 [ Symptoms ] what foods contain magnesium [ Disease ] legal immigrants who can demonstrate permanent continual residency in the country for five years are entitled to medicare coverage but it sounds like you have got only 2 years under your belt so you have a ways to go before being eligible as long as you are not eligible for medicare you can look for a plan on the new health insurance marketplaces that open on october 1st coverage you purchase this fall will go into effect on january 1 2014 once you become eligible for medicare you will enroll in the program and drop your private insurance for more on where to go in your state to learn about the marketplaces check out webmd is state pages you can also find information at healthcare gov for more on medicare take a look at medicare gov