 [ Symptoms ] how can a person who married an american on medicare but never paid into it herself benefit from the afa   also there are people who lived outside of the us for many years return eventually turn 65 but do not qualify for medicare how can they get coverage under the affordable care act this particular person is caring for her very ill aging husband but cannot afford medical coverage [ Disease ] it is tough for us to know if it is stuck or not you might want to try drinking a bunch of water to try and flush it through