Many older workers are working only because they need the health insurance. Open up jobs by allowing people 50 and over to buy into Medicare provided they retire from their current job.
Why is this important?
A cost-free program to open up good jobs - no subsidy required from the government - by allowing people who would retire except for the lack of health insurance to buy into Medicare, paying a fair price similar to what they would pay for COBRA insurance, but without the 18-month limitation. The only requirement is that they retire from their current job. No "shovel-ready" requirement - this could be done right now and some good jobs would become available almost immediately.
