This wasn't where I read it, but here's an article from The Guardian about the study:

http://www.theguardian.com/society/...-mortality-risk

I'm on my way to that mystical "elderly" myself. I turn 65 in January, and the number of insurance companies who want me to join their "Medicare information talks" is astounding.

Since I'm perfectly capable of reading, both about Medicare, and about the offerings the insurance companies make for those on Medicare, I think I'll pass.

And if I really get confused (I worked in the life/health insurance field for 10 years), my son is a liaison at the Social Security Administration, and his job is to help confused people deal with their benefits.