Medicare dying faster?

According to a recent Associated Press-GfK poll, 43 percent of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 think they will outlive the Medicare program.

And how to fix the problem?

• 51 percent were against a proposal to replace Medicare with healthcare "vouchers" plan. (Younger respondents favored this fix by a slight margin; older people were vehemently opposed)

• 61 percent of those polled supported raising Medicare taxes to keep benefits intact. Support for increased taxes over benefit cuts was strong among all segments of those polled (age, political affiliation, etc.)

• 54 percent of individuals surveyed support higher copayments/deductibles instead of cuts in payments to doctors.