It’s predicted that lawmakers will reach a fiscal cliff deal that includes a hike in the Medicare eligibility age — a concession to those on the right who seem determined to see very deep entitlement cuts, even if they take benefits away from vulnerable seniors. One argument for raising the eligibility age is that seniors who lose benefits can get insurance through Medicaid or the Obamacare exchanges.
But a new report to be released this week undercuts that argument — and finds that up to half a million seniors could lose insurance if the eligibility age is raised. Read the article here.