Sen. Sanders also blasted the hospital group for advocating an increase — from 25 percent to 35 percent — in what Medicare beneficiaries pay for physicians’ visits.
“We must keep our promise to provide Medicare at age 65 to American workers who have contributed payroll taxes to Medicare throughout their working lives,” Sen. Sanders wrote in the letter. “Raising Medicare’s eligibility shifts costs to seniors, employers, and states, with the greatest burden placed on low-income seniors and those physically unable to work for two more years.”
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