How would lowering the Medicare age save the system money?

[CTyankee]

31. But you do understand you face a problem by segmenting this one demographic in the overall

system where those people may not have had consistent and adequate health care all along? OF COURSE, there is problem doing that. however, that is what we have gotten ourselves, with this for profit health insurance system in this country.

So you are faced with alternatives that should have been avoided all along thru universal coverage. If I were you, I would acknowledge that right off the bat since the only thing you CAN do is try to ameliorate a problem that has arisen because of a bad system. Otherwise, you are playing into the hands of the opposition that really wants to keep the insurance companies ripping us all off. I don't doubt your sincerity here, just hoping you will state the problems inherent in dealing with people who have been in our crazy system up to age 55, and then battling against them.

What you have come up with sounds like the best option, given the circumstances you are facing. You might also want to project what doing nothing would result in. If I missed that part I am sorry...