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PBS NewsHour | Lawmakers Consider Raising Medicare Age of Eligibility | PBS

Duration: 08:08
Program: PBS NewsHour #10520
Broadcast Date: Dec. 13, 2012

Attempting to find a compromise for a budget deal, President Obama indicated he would be open to a GOP proposal to raise the Medicare eligibility age for future retirees from 65 to 67. Ray Suarez talks to Center for American Progress president Neera Tanden and Tevi Troy of the Hudson Institute, who debate the potential impact.

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