Ryan Medicare Reform Plan Suffers Blow

Via The Huffington Post: "The co-creator of the concept that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is relying upon to reform Medicare no longer thinks it will work. Henry Aaron, now of the Brookings Institution, got the chance to tell Ryan exactly why at a recent Capitol Hill hearing. Aaron and former Urban Institute president Robert Reischauer came up with the idea of "premium support" in 1995, after the failure of then-First Lady Hillary Clinton's bid to reform the health care system. The basic idea is simple: let people pick their health insurers in the private market, subsidize the premiums, and competition will drive down costs...".* Cenk Uygur and Richard Eskow (Campaign For America's Future) discuss on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Michael McAuliff: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05...

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[DillonDee1]

But how can we get more money to the top 10% unless we put seniors on vouchers?

[tshorse]

Ha, Ryan ( the low life) will take your health care away even if was no good. How do we get saddled with creeps like this? He only care about himself and his other rich buddies.

[m530bc]

Ryan Medicare voucher plan CLEARLY STATES THE VOUCHER ONLY covers the monthly premiums ig: $463 mo ' $5556 yr. Ryan forgot about the annual $4000 deductable & $4000 co-pay people with pre existing conditions have to pay. Therefore the remainder is WELFARE for the Health Insurance industry.

[synapse131]

You're full of shit and engaging in a massive amount of hyperbole. Canada doesn't have millions of people dying in the streets due to their healthcare system. Knock it off with the HYPERBOLIC RHETORIC!

[synapse131]

People in Canada can still pay for healthcare out of pocket. They don't have an NHS like the UK and most service providers are still private entities; the only thing that's socialized is the INSURANCE SYSTEM.

[tmmy godett]

I think a healthcare system in the US is a good idea. The question is how it's going to be structured. Romney wants to leave it to the states... i think this is a better idea...but how long before the states set up? Maybe a long time...hopefully not.

[ohedd]

I'm Swedish, dumbass.

[ohedd]

Besides, if people already vote for governments to rob people 'for the greater good', then people are basically saying, right then and there that they are willing to donate money just for charity, so why do you still believe we need to involve coercion?

I don't vote for big government socialist/fascist spending BECAUSE I care about the poor - I'm on your side, but you are definately not!