Have you ever had to sit in the waiting room at your doctor’s office for an hour or two? It’s pretty frustrating. Now imagine having to wait two years for medical care.
Yesterday, Senator Joe Lieberman joined with Oklahoma arch-conservative Senator Tom Coburn to announce a plan to raise the Medicare eligibility age to 67.
Along with Social Security, Medicare is the foundation of economic security for millions of seniors citizens in America.
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Protect Medicare, don’t raise the age.
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It was just last week that we heard news reports of a North Carolina man, who underemployed and uninsured, held up a bank for $1 so he could go to jail and get the medical care he needs. He hopes to remain in jail at least until Medicare kicks in. It’s a sad story, and it’s one that could only happen in a country with a truly broken healthcare system.
The truth is, lots of people approaching the age of 65 put off urgently needed care because they can’t afford it until they are eligible for Medicare. The result is worse health outcomes, treatable diseases allowed to advance and higher costs.
If anything, we should be lowering the Medicare eligibility age. But two years ago, Lieberman nixed a proposal to drop the eligibility age to 55.
Senators Lieberman and Coburn, of course, will have taxpayer-funded healthcare for the rest of their lives. Is it really fair to strip away what they enjoy from other seniors?
Please join us by signing out emergency petition right away:
Tell Senator Lieberman: Hands off Medicare. Don’t raise the age.