Changing Medicare eligibility to 67

Medicare is the primary form of health insurance for older adults in the U.S. Provided by the federal government, Medicare helps cover the health care costs of people at least 65 years old, as well as those with certain disabilities. A new paper by the Urban Institute suggests that increasing the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 would save the Medicare program $41 billion per year. Allison Bell, writing for Think Advisor, on the Urban Institute’s analysis of the idea of increasing the eligibility age by two years.  Read Ms. Bell’s article and slide show here…

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