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Lowering the Medicare eligibility age would be an expensive mistake

By Sally Pipes
Published May 30, 2022 1:00pm ET
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Lowering the Medicare eligibility age would be an expensive mistake
During his campaign for the White House, Joe Biden promised he would lower Medicare’s eligibility age from 65 to 60. Democratic lawmakers have taken up the cause but have thus far failed to advance major Medicare reform through Congress. That’s a good thing. To understand why, consider a report published this month by the Congressional […]

During his campaign for the White House, Joe Biden promised he would lower Medicare’s eligibility age from 65 to 60. Democratic lawmakers have taken up the cause but have thus far failed to advance major Medicare reform through Congress.

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