Members of the LGBTQI+ population experience less access to health care, worse health outcomes, and higher rates of uninsurance than their counterparts, research has shown. To expand coverage and address health care disparities affecting LGBTQI+ populations, some U.S. lawmakers have proposed lowering the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
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