"Few would argue that Medicare, the U.S. health-insurance program for the elderly, needs fixing.... The question of what to do about it, however, has many people divided. In one camp are those who believe that gradually raising the Medicare eligibility age to 67 from 65 should be an option. They point out that people are living longer now than they were when Medicare was enacted in 1965 ... Others say that making Americans wait two extra years to get Medicare would be unfair to the poor, increase the ranks of the uninsured and, most important, end up costing Americans more than it saves them."  MORE >>