Working Past 65: Medicare Options and What You Need to Know Download our brand new eBook: "Should I Drop My Employer Insurance for Medicare here!   For decades, the gold standard for retirement age was 65. But in the last several years, we’ve seen the retirement age inch up with many folks working past 65. Now, 20 percent of Americans age 65 and older are participating in the workforce—the highest rate in nearly six decades. Some of this is due to the U.S. government formally changing the Social Security retirement age. Since 1983, the retirement age, previously set at [...]