Viewpoints: Romney needs to explain his Medicare plan; Ryan plan would end Medicaid p

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Mr. Ryan's Path To Prosperity blueprint includes more than $700 billion in Medicare cuts over the next decade. Medicare would no longer function as an insurance program that directly pays medical bills for seniors. Instead, seniors would receive a fixed subsidy. The value of that subsidy almost certainly wouldn't keep up with health care costs, meaning seniors would pay more out of pocket. That might not play well in Boca Raton. Of course, Mr. Ryan's just the prospective V.P. What does the top of the ticket think?

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[NEDenise]

Yikes!
There's some scary stuff being tossed around about Medicare. From what I can see...if they "privatize" Medicare...LOTS of us stage 4 gals will be ROYALLY screwed...if we're lucky enough to be treated for several years.

Sheesh! We just can't seem to catch a break! :)
Denise