Biden's Health Play In A COVID-19 Economy: Lower Medicare's Eligibility Age To 60

Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March. His bid this week to allow 60-year-olds to get Medicare"reflects the reality," he says,"that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find it difficult to secure jobs."Former Vice President Joe Biden at a press conference in Wilmington, Del., in mid-March.

In a nod to the effects of COVID-19 on the economy, and in what is clearly an overture to supporters of the"Medicare for All" plan pushed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Biden wants to lower the age of eligibility for Medicare from 65 to 60. "It reflects the reality that, even after the current crisis ends, older Americans are likely to find it difficult to secure jobs," the former vice presidenton the website Medium. Details on the plan are few, but Biden made clear that Americans aged 60 to 64 who have employer health coverage could keep it if they wanted to, or could join Medicare. Biden writes:

"Under this concept, Americans would have access, if they choose, to Medicare when they turn 60, instead of when they turn 65. Medicare benefits would be provided to them as they are to current Medicare recipients. This would make Medicare available to a set of Americans who work hard and retire before they turn 65, or who would prefer to leave their employer plans, the public option, or other plans they access through the Affordable Care Act before they retire.

In addition, he says,"the Biden Medicare-like public option — as well as other subsidized private plans available to individuals through the Affordable Care Act — would remain available."

Yeah that 'olive branch' was a slap in the face. Even Hillary's proposals were better in 2016. In any case goodluck beating trump without progressives. You made this bed now sleep in it. I'm going back to registering as an independent.

'Bout time. Just ring up Bernie. He's got it all down.

Just create Medicare for all. Enough with this nonsense of trying to appease Rethuglikkkans. They have no desire to appease anyone.

yes!

Is 'Now' really the time to be talking about healthcare? ...

Absolutely insulting to people sick and dying without affordable healthcare right now. I've never seen a candidate so COMPLETELY tone deaf to the needs of voters under 40. We're the ones getting laid off, not the 60+ crowd. We are LOSING healthcare because of govt actions.

Fail.

I believe Tara Reade

Biden is doing nothing to win over voters he didn't already have with this move. If he had scheduled set dates on Medicare for ALL age categories, he might have something here. As usual, a quarter-measure is offered where even a half measure would have been meaningful.

This is so weak. Try again DNC

Lol what an insult.

this sucks because medicare is still a garbage plan. you're still stuck with dumb copays and insane costs for drugs. if you're t2d you can still easily end up paying $300/month for insulin with medicare.

That’s because Joe thinks he’s 59! Poor fella! His family should be ashamed of themselves! His family is just hoping to cash in some more! They don’t care if he embarrasses himself. Sickening!

Biden’s not extending an olive branch; he’s extending shit-on-a-stick

Joe Biden is such a bad candidate. He has no appeal to help the poor or young people. He’s just a slightly better version of Trump.

It's past time for every American to have health coverage. Stop the insurance of health. Start health care from pre-birth to death for everyone! Covid_19 insurance is risk based. Health care for everyone is not. It's a human right!

Good..it’s important!🇺🇸

Maybe he’ll lie again of how great it will be, remember how ACA was going to be the best ever?

Now this I can definitely get behind. Losing my insurance has been the deciding factor in too many decisions I have had to make. I wish healthcare wasn’t the huge problem it is,for almost everyone.

Every age group needs help today, except for older Americans.

Making me wait 34 years to be on Medicare instead of 39 does not make me want to vote for him.

hillary proposed lowering to 55 in 2016. what is this.

Also consider allowing the dependent of a Medicare beneficiary to go on Medicare. I am 66. My wife is 56. She has to work to get health insurance or I can pay 25% of my SSI to buy on Exchange for her

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