Even though Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan want to transform Medicare from a guaranteed benefit to a voucher-based system, essentially phasing out the existing program, their campaign is running calls claiming that President Obama is 'changing the program forever':
"Some think Obamacare is the same as free health care, but nothing is free. Obama is raiding $716 billion from Medicare, changing the program forever — taxing wheel chairs and pace makers, raising taxes on families making less than $120,000. Free health care comes at a very high price. The Romney-Ryan plan will restore Medicare funding, and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation."
Hogwash...
The Affordable Care Act actually extends the solvency of Medicare by reallocating $716 billion spent on the program. That money has gone to lowering Seniors’ co-pays, reducing fraud and abuse, and connecting reimbursements to economic productivity.
Should Romney and Ryan repeal these changes, Medicare would become insolvent eight years before it’s currently on track to.
**SEE MY POST BELOW FOR FULL RECORDING**
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/04/793031/romney-ryan-medicare-robocal...
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