Medicare in the House-Passed Budget
The Path to Prosperity's major proposals to save and strengthen Medicare:
- The future of the nation's health and retirement security programs is increasingly based on empty promises from a government unwilling to advance solutions that save and strengthen them.
- This budget saves Medicare for current and future generations, with no disruptions for those in and near retirement.
- This budget strengthens health and retirement security by taking power away from government bureaucrats and empowering patients with control over their care.
Resources on Medicare in the House-passed Budget:
Response to recent criticisms: The $6,400 question and Premium Support vs. Voucher
The Simple Truth on Medicare's Future
The Basics on the House-passed budget and the President's plan
Potential Charges and Responses on:
- Current Seniors
- Future Seniors
- Rising Health Care Costs
- "Ending" Medicare
- Other Approaches
- The President's Plan and Medicare's solvency
- The Budget and Medicare spending in the next decade
- Premium Support vs. Voucher
- The Donut Hole
- The Doc Fix
- Private Plans and Medicare
Editorials and Floor Speeches on Medicare in the House-passed Budget:
The Truth about Medicare's Administrative Costs. Wall Street Journal
The $6,400 Myth: Breaking down a false Obama Medicare claim. Wall Street Journal Editorial
President Obama's $700 Billion Medicare Problem. There's a treasure trove of attack ads waiting to be filmed and aired. James C. Capretta, National Review.
Paul Ryan's new budget offers a path to prosperity and solvency. American Enterprise Institute.
Ryan's Budget Protects Defense. Wall Street Journal Editorial
The $5.3 Trillion Difference between Ryan and Obama. Jeffrey Anderson, The Weekly Standard
The Reform Republicans. Wall Street Journal Editorial.
Congressman Ryan's Budget Restrains Spending Growth, Allows Private Sector to Expand Faster than Burden of Government. Dan Mitchell
The Ryan budget proposes lower deficits and less debt than the Obama budget. Keith Hennessey
Business Leaders Back Ryan's Plan. Kristina Peterson and Melanie Trottman, Wall Street Journal