- Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older are more satisfied with their health insurance, have better access to care, and are less likely to have problems paying medical bills than working-age adults who get insurance through employers or purchase coverage on their own. http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/in-the-literature/2012/jul/medicare-beneficiaries-less-likely-to-experience-cost.aspx 41 comments politics