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legislative priority · 2026

Lower Medicare eligibility to age 50

Jayapal is introducing legislation to lower the age at which people can qualify for Medicare from 65 to 50. The proposal would expand Medicare eligibility to adults in that age range.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

In their own words

would lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50 from 65

The source

Pramila Jayapal: Health Care

Published: Original date not established; campaign context manually checked
Retrieved: 11/11/2026