Top six myths about Medicare
Source: Reuters
Top six myths about Medicare
By Mark Miller
CHICAGO | Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:08pm EDT
(Reuters) - Mitt Romney's selection of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate guarantees a fierce debate about the future of Medicare during the presidential campaign this fall.
Ryan is the author of several plans to slash the cost of Medicare, the U.S. health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. He would do that by transforming it into a voucher program that would provide seniors a fixed annual benefit, so-called premium support. That plan is overwhelmingly unpopular among all Americans, and especially seniors, because it would more than double their current out-of-pocket Medicare costs over the coming decade.
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MYTH ONE: MEDICARE COSTS ARE OUT OF CONTROL
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MYTH TWO: MEDICARE IS GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE
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MYTH THREE: OBAMACARE SLASHES $700 BLN FROM MEDICARE
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MYTH FOUR: DOCTORS WILL NOT ACCEPT MEDICARE BECAUSE OF ALL THESE CUTS
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MYTH FIVE: THE WEALTHY ARE GETTING A FREE RIDE
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MYTH SIX: RISING LONGEVITY WILL SINK MEDICARE
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