New Poll: Romney/Ryan Medicare plan "deeply unpopular" in swing states
of Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida.
Romney-Ryan Health Plan Is Spurned in Swing States in NYT Poll
By Chris Peterson - Aug 23, 2012 5:09 AM ET
Plans by Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, to reshape the Medicare program are proving deeply unpopular in the swing-states of Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida, the New York Times reported, citing Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls.
The Romney-Ryan plan calls for future beneficiaries to be given fixed amounts of money to buy health coverage, and polls showed Mewdicare to be the third most crucial issue for voters in the three states, the NYT said.
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Plans by Republican Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, to reshape the Medicare program are proving deeply unpopular in the swing-states of Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida, the New York Times reported, citing Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News polls. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
Polling revealed about 60 percent of those questioned want Medicare to continue providing cover for older citizens as it does now, and see it as providing good value for money, the newspaper reported.
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