(Cross posted at Paul Ryan Watch)
In today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel we learn that Paul Ryan is "praised" for his alternative health-care plan.
Who's doing the praising? A guy from the Heritage Foundation and a former McCain advisor.
Shocking that two rightwingers would praise Ryan.
The story says:
Ryan's proposal, part of what he calls "A Roadmap for America's Future," would replace the existing Medicare benefit for people under 55 with a voucher that could be used to buy private insurance. The payment, which Ryan has said would initially average $11,000 a year, would be adjusted for inflation and tied to income.
That would lessen the fiscal challenges facing the Medicare program because health care spending outpaces overall inflation. But at the same time, it could lower costs by putting pressure on doctors and hospitals to become more efficient.
The story fails to note that the way Ryan's plan really lowers cost is by balancing the budget on the backs of poor seniors.
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