Raising Medicare Eligibility from 65 to 67

U.S. Senators Lieberman and Coburn recently proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67.  This would help save hundreds of millions of dollars.  





While this is obviously incredibly politically controversial, it is probably easier to cut eligibility than it is to cut benefits.  Richard Lamm recently wrote that "seniors have long expected Cadillac care for a moped premium."  Perhaps the Cadillac care will continue.  But fewer will get it.  And they will have to pay at least Subaru premiums.