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Retirement expert: Medicare already means-tested

(Medical Xpress)—The Obama administration's controversial proposal to "means-test" Medicare recipients is ostensibly aimed at generating more cash for the government from those who can afford it – or ...

Health created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Curbing Medicare costs could drive some seniors out of program, study finds

The rising cost of Medicare can be cut through strategies such as increasing premiums and raising the eligibility age, but those moves could drive many elderly Americans from the program, leaving them with limited access ...

Health created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ASU experts say raising the age of eligibility and other reforms will put Medicare on solid footing

Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts.

Health created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0