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| Compromising On Medicare Doesn't Make Sense Unless It Strengthens ... Slate Magazine (blog) Raising the age at which people become eligible for Medicare benefits is a bad idea. Nonetheless, in the course of political life you sometimes need to sign on to a bad idea to advance other objectives. So as far as that goes, I agree with Jonathan ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Leave Medicare Part D alone Salt Lake Tribune With Medicare a hot topic for debate in the federal budget talks, it's easy to be unsure of what's fact and what's fiction. And with Medicare open enrollment taking place through Dec. 7, now is a good time to review one of its most successful programs ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Raising Medicare age will create expansive ripple effect The Tennessean After all, the Social Security retirement age is rising to 67. It would seem sensible for Medicare to have the same rule. After all, life expectancy is growing. Today, the average 65-year-old can expect to live another 20 years — about five years ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Democrats warm to Medicare change that Kennedy opposed The Hill (blog) Leading Democratic lawmakers have suggested that raising premiums for wealthy Medicare beneficiaries could be a matter of common ground with Republicans in the ongoing deficit-reduction talks. "I think that is reasonable and certainly consistent with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gov't programs are more than numbers Natchez Democrat The way some people talk in Washington you could get the idea that Social Security and Medicare are little more than numbers in a budget. Yet for families in Mississippi and all over America, Social Security and Medicare have a deeper meaning. They are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Reforming Medicare Salt Lake Tribune The national dialogue on the "fiscal cliff" brings into question the long-term sustainability of Medicare as the primary source of medical care for older adults in the United States. Yet, significant problems threaten Medicare's efficacy today, as many ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare funding threat lifted: After hep C outbreak, Exeter Hospital now ... Foster's Daily Democrat EXETER — Exeter Hospital is no longer in danger of losing its Medicare and Medicaid funding after problems were discovered following a hepatitis C outbreak last spring. Documents released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday confirm ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| SENIOR NEWS: There are options available for enrolling in Medicare The Westerly Sun If you are a Medicare beneficiary who was affected by superstorm Sandy, you may have not been able to enroll or change your Medicare supplement or Medicare D prescription plan by Friday's deadline. Richard Sullivan, the senior center's SHIP counselor ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Brad DeLong: Aaron Carroll: Raising the Medicare Eligibility Age Is ... By J. Bradford DeLong Aaron Carroll: >Whenever a debate begins on how to cut Medicare spending, someone "sensibly" suggests raising the eligibility age to 67 from 65…. >It's a bad idea because it's a regressive way to cut Medicare. Life expectancy at age 65 has ... Brad DeLong | ||
| Political Animal - Medicare Eligibility Age on the Table? By Adele Stan These are people who cannot wait until they're 67 for the full complement of Medicare benefits. Many of them are people who will wind up paying the individual mandate penalty in Obamacare, because even if purchased through an exchange, ... Political Animal | ||
| Compromising with Medicare and the Top Tax Rate | Taylor Marsh By Joyce Arnold The fiscal cliff deal comes clearer: a 37% top tax rate and a higher Medicare eligibility age. Right now, the fiscal cliff negotiations are proceeding on two tracks. One track includes the press releases, public statements and legislative tactics the ... Taylor Marsh |
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