Fight for Medicare
August 21, 2012 at 4:45 pm Judith Stein Leave a comment
The so-called Medicare wars are really a unilateral assault to the community Medicare program by those who favor privatization. Private plans are well known to cost more within and outside of Medicare. For decades, various experiments with private Medicare plans have proved more expensive than traditional Medicare. Nothing in Mr. Ryan’s plan is new or any more likely to save Medicare money. In fact, his plan would reintroduce vast overpayments to private Medicare plans that were rolled back by the Affordable Care Act. If the goal is to save Medicare, provide fair access to health care for its beneficiaries, and reduce spending – defeat efforts to turn Medicare into a private voucher system.
Entry filed under: Deficit Reduction, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care Reform Repeal, Judith Stein, Medicare, Medicare Reform, Premium Support, Public vs. Private Health Coverage, Reform, Ryan Plan, Vouchers. Tags: Affordable Care Act, Deficit; Medicare, Fact and Fiction, Premium Support, Ryan, voucher.
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