Patients under the age of 65 who are blind or widowed or who have serious long-term disabilities, such as ____, may be entitled to Medicare. 

A. asthma
B. kidney failure
C. pneumonia
D. stomach ulcers
E. gallstones

B. kidney failure
Workers of any age who have chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring transplant are eligible for Medicare.