Results: Which reforms to Medicare do you support?

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instaPoll: Which reforms to Medicare do you support? (multi-answer)

No changes - continue providing health insurance the way Medicare does now
    336         (8.4%)
Allow seniors to choose a plan, including the traditional plan, in which the government gives older Americans money to buy health insurance. In this system, private insurers would compete for seniors’ business on price and services     1178         (29.4%)
Regulate Medicare costs by an Independent Payment Advisory Board, responsible for controlling program costs whenever Medicare is projected to exceed preset budgets     347         (8.7%)
Raise the eligibility age of Medicare from 65 to 67     836         (20.9%)
Increase beneficiary costs from 25 to 35%     233         (5.8%)
Gradually limit benefits for high-income enrollees     965         (24.1%)
Other (share your thoughts on my blog here.)     108         (2.7%)