News, Romney would raise eligibility age for Medicare. (vote, Baby Boomers, security)
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DETROIT (AP) — Four days before critical primary elections, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney outlined a far-reaching plan Friday to gradually delay Americans' eligibility for Medicare as well as Social Security.
Romney said the shift, as people live longer, is needed to steer the giant benefit programs toward economic sustainability.
DETROIT (AP) — Four days before critical primary elections, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney outlined a far-reaching plan Friday to gradually delay Americans' eligibility for Medicare as well as Social Security.
Romney said the shift, as people live longer, is needed to steer the giant benefit programs toward economic sustainability.
The candidate of ANY party that promises to return ALL of the $$ that my employers and I contributed is the one that would get my vote for life. Social Security is a Ponzi scheme devised to steal $$ from ppl like me and give to others, some of who are undeserving, never contributed or worst of all, not even citizens of this country.
I wish that a politician would be brave enough to make today's senior citizens wait longer than those way out in the future. My opinion though is that if our country can afford to have military bases in so many countries of the world, then certainly it could find a way to give everyone the SS/Medicare benefits that we are entitiled to.
I really think this is going to happen regardless of who is Pres, just like SS has to be re-vamped. JWhat is so hard for people to understand about these programs? They were never meant to be used for 20 or 30 years....Do most people realize how many people at 65, 70 and even 75 are still working?
Very odd choice to bring this up right now. It's a hot potato issue and while I see his point I'm not sure who he's trying to score points with. This statement will hurt him in the general election.
This plan is not likely to save much money. As "everyone" knows, most Medicare money is spent in the last months of a person's life. The youngest retirees are the healthiest.
This plan is not likely to save much money. As "everyone" knows, most Medicare money is spent in the last months of a person's life. The youngest retirees are the healthiest.
This plan is not likely to save much money. As "everyone" knows, most Medicare money is spent in the last months of a person's life. The youngest retirees are the healthiest.
I'm not so sure about that. If the person is a Medicare Advantage mb, the insur co is paid a monthly capitation (at least $1,100/mo) for even the healthiest members. Medicare has let too many ppl get on the program. Married spouses who never put one cent into the system, ppl with questionable disabilities, immigrants who worked in this country for the MINIMUM amount of years (40 quarters, sometimes less) to qualify instead of 30-50 years like most working americans. Medicare should start with the immigrants and require that they work MORE years than what they currently do in order to qualify for social Security/Medicare/SSI benefits. there is no reason why an immigrant should receive so many benefits that a native born american can't qualify for.
I'm not so sure about that. If the person is a Medicare Advantage mb, the insur co is paid a monthly capitation (at least $1,100/mo) for even the healthiest members. Medicare has let too many ppl get on the program. Married spouses who never put one cent into the system, ppl with questionable disabilities, immigrants who worked in this country for the MINIMUM amount of years (40 quarters, sometimes less) to qualify instead of 30-50 years like most working americans. Medicare should start with the immigrants and require that they work MORE years than what they currently do in order to qualify for social Security/Medicare/SSI benefits. there is no reason why an immigrant should receive so many benefits that a native born american can't qualify for.
Medicare Advantage is a rip.
The married spouse thing is a holdover from the days when most women didn't work outside the home. Certainly among the Baby Boomers starting to retire now, that is not much of an issue. In fact, I have worked with Medicare patients and most women even now are on their own ins. 40 quarters is 10 years.
My DH did not start contributing to Medicare/SS until age 31 (almost 32) b/c prior to that he worked for the University of Illinois which had their own retirement system. Many women have rather interrupted careers, with raising families. I think 40 quarters is fair.
The fact remains, Medicare does not pay out a lot in benefits to the youngest recipients.
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