Rahm Emmanuel in 2007: make Medicare available at 55...

[Eric J in MN]

...by letting companies buy in for their 55-and-over employees (Washington Post op-ed by Rahm Emmanuel.)

A Medicare buy-in for retirees ages 55 to 64 won't cost taxpayers. Companies could pick up most of the cost; instead of GM contributing $30 billion to a VEBA, that money would go to Medicare. Retirees would have to pay higher premiums than traditional Medicare beneficiaries do to receive health care.

Is there any chance of getting this in the health care reform this year?

[dem629]

1. Medicare should be available to everyone, the second they're born.

[Oregone]

2. Ug. What happened to "real" reform?

This included would of been a remarkable addition. Instead....ehg.