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Raising the Medicare Age: 8 Reasons It's the Worst Presidential "Bargain" Since 1854

By Richard (RJ) Eskow
August 30, 2011

When it comes to the "Grand Bargain" they're pushing in Washington, the movie posters for The Fly said it best: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Othe people are using our lives as bargaining chips. Whether it's the so-called Congressional "Super Committee" or the President's push for that grandé-sized deal, they want to look "grand" while we get stuck with the "bargain."

The Capital's misplaced focus on austerity has led to plenty of bad ideas, but one of the worst is raising the Medicare retirement age to 67. It may be the most destructive deal to come out of Washington since the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. It's unfair, short-sighted, and will actually cost the economy more money than we're spending today.

No Democratic President would accept an idea like that, right? Right?

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Health Insurance Coverage Keeps Shrinking as Premiums, Family Costs Climb Ever Higher

By Health Care for America Now
June 21st, 2009
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Extended Discussion Of Lewin Group

Healthy Competition Technical Appendix

By Jacob Hacker
04/11/2008
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Here’s a more technical discussion of the Lewin Group’s new report on public plan choice for those who can’t bear to miss the trees amid the forest.

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NEW REPORT: PUBLIC INSURANCE OPTION NEEDED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH COVERAGE

12/16/2008

A new public health insurance plan that competes directly with private insurers is essential to controlling health care costs and improving the quality of care, according to a new report released today by the Institute for America’s Future and the UC Berkeley School of Law’s Center on Health, Economic & Family Security.

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The Case for Public Plan Choice in National Health Reform

Key To Cost Control and Quality Coverage

By Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D.
Berkeley Law Center on Health, Economic, and Family Security
12/16/2008
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Public plan choice, when public and private insurance compete side by side to attract enrollees on a level playing field, rewards plans that deliver better value and health to their enrollees. According to opinion polling, most Americans want public and private insurance competing side by side so that they can choose the best option for themselves and their families. Both should have a chance to prove their strengths and improve their weaknesses in a competitive partnership. Read the report from Prof. Jacob Hacker. read more »

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