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Inventor Of Paul Ryan's Medicare Idea Explains Why It's Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The co-creator of the concept that Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is relying upon to reform Medicare no longer thinks it will work. Henry Aaron...

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The Daily Szep -- The Ryan Plan

Paul Szep | Posted 05.20.2012

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When Medicare Isn't Medicare

Wendell Potter | Posted 02.25.2012

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Wendell Potter

If backers of Ryan's plan would drop the word "Medicare" and name it something with a bunch of numbers and a letter or two in parenthesis, that would be far more honest than calling it Medicare or anything similar.

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The Cowardly Senator Wyden

Dean Baker | Posted 02.18.2012

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If Senator Wyden was really interested in holding down costs instead of denying care he didn't even have to make the big leap to a whole new system.

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New Ryan Proposal Still Aims to Eliminate Medicare, Replace With Voucher Plan

Robert Creamer | Posted 02.14.2012

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The real goal of Paul Ryan's plan is the same goal of his original plan: to allow Wall Street and huge private insurance companies to get their hands on the Medicare Trust Fund.

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Paul Ryan Drank $350 Bottle Of Wine While Calling For Medicare Cuts

Talking Points Memo | Posted 09.07.2011

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), a leading advocate of shrinking entitlement spending and the architect of the plan to privatize Medicare, spent Tuesday evening...

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Despite Differences, Obama, GOP Eye Medicare Limit

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 07.09.2011

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WASHINGTON — Unlikely as it may seem, President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress actually share some common ground on the need to curb M...

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Tax, Spending Divisions Laid Bare In Boisterous Town Hall Exchanges

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2011

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EXETER, N.H. -- Peter Cass could stand it no longer as he listened to the Republican congressman defend a plan to cut taxes and Medicare simultaneousl...

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For GOP Lawmakers, An Issue Of Stretching Claims On Medicare

The Washington Post | Glenn Kessler | Posted 06.29.2011

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The comparison to Congress is obviously a well-crafted applause line. Republican members of Congress have used it repeatedly in recent weeks, with man...

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GOP Medicare Plan Faces Loud Objections From Seniors

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 06.28.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Republican plan to privatize Medicare wouldn't touch his benefits, but Walter Dotson still doesn't like the idea. He worries ab...

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Congressional Republicans Face Backlash Back Home

AP | MIKE SCHNEIDER and DINESH RAMDE | Posted 06.27.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshman Rep. Daniel Webster was armed with a rainbow of graphs and pie charts, ready to make the GOP's case for budget cuts bef...

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Is Paul Ryan Vulnerable?

The Washington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.26.2011

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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) got booed at a town hall last week. A recent AP article found voters in his district are worried about his plans. The liberal ...

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Republicans Facing Tough Questions Over Proposed Medicare Overhaul

The Washington Post | Peter Wallsten | Posted 06.23.2011

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Anxiety is rising among some Republicans over the party's embrace of a plan to overhaul Medicare, with GOP lawmakers already starting to face tough qu...

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