Smart SpendingSmart Spending  No Medicare until 67?  Some have
proposed delaying eligibility for Medicare for two years as a
way to shore up its finances. Would that really help?  By MSN
Money Partner Jun 16, 2011 6:25PM  This postcomes fromGlenn
Ruffenachat partner site SmartMoney.   Is raising the age of
eligibility for Medicare to 67 from 65 an effective way to help
improve the program's finances? And would you be able to wait
two additional years for coverage?   That's just one of the many
proposals being discussed in Washington as part of the debate
about the future of the health insurance program. There's
certainly precedent for changing the rules: The age when
individuals qualify for full retirement benefits from Social
Security is climbing gradually to 67 after decades of standing
at 65.   On its face, changing Medicare eligibility to age 67
would likely reduce growth in the program's spending and,
ideally, yield significant savings in Washington. At the same
time, the change could encourage some empl