Once again Congress is looking for ways to "save" Medicare. One consideration is to raise the qualifying age from the current 65 to 67.
According to Medicare Rights this could cause almost 2 million people to lose their health insurance.
New Study Highlights Impact of Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age - Medicare Rights Blog
Such changes would be phased in and impact future retirees only.
Why do the efforts to "save" Medicare, or Social Security, always involve reducing benefits? There are a lot more people in the workforce than are collecting SS or getting their health insurance from Medicare.
Why not increase the FICA and Medicare tax?
According to Medicare Rights this could cause almost 2 million people to lose their health insurance.
New Study Highlights Impact of Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age - Medicare Rights Blog
Such changes would be phased in and impact future retirees only.
Why do the efforts to "save" Medicare, or Social Security, always involve reducing benefits? There are a lot more people in the workforce than are collecting SS or getting their health insurance from Medicare.
Why not increase the FICA and Medicare tax?