According to the letter, 27 percent of adults ages 50 to 64 cannot afford health insurance. It also mentioned spikes in cancer diagnoses among 65-year-olds who could have been diagnosed sooner had the Medicare eligibility age been lower.
Other requests regarding Medicare expansion were additional dental, hearing and vision care benefits, a price cap on out-of-pocket expenses, and lower drug prices.
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