Medicare

a HealthCare government-assistance program

different from Medicaid

http://www.carepathways.com/nhg-popdiff.cfm - It serves people over 65 primarily, whatever their income; and serves younger disabled people and dialysis patients.

should that eligibility Retirement Age be increased?

Unfunded liabilities:

• Hospital Insurance (Part A) Trust Fund Deficit:: Unfunded obligation over 75 years is about $1.4 trillion. Projected depletion of Part A Trust Fund by 2028 or soon thereafter.
• Broader Medicare Program (Including Parts B, D financed by general revenues/premiums): The present value of total net Medicare obligations minus dedicated revenues over 75 years is estimated to be much larger, roughly $50 trillion or more on a unified accounting basis.