Brea Canyon State Park

WASHINGTON – The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program’s obituary will be written before their own. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that baby boomers believe by a ratio of 2-to-1 they won’t be able to rely on the giant health insurance plan throughout their retirement.

A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat. — Louis L’Amour