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June 23, 2011
Medicare Trustees Confirm Democrats Plan Would Result in 'Actual' 17% Medicare Cut (Video)
Topics: Political News and commentariesOver at American Thinker, Thomas Lifson points to further confirmation that that the GOP must play offense on Medicare, rather than getting trapped into defending the Ryan budget. The status quo is not an option:
In testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee today, two Medicare Trustess, Drs. Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer, confirmed that based on our current path in 2024 there would be "actual" cuts to Medicare at 17%. They also confirmed that Medicare would end itself by 2024 unless actions are taken to save the program.Here are video excerpts in which Congressman Peter Roskam (IL-06) questions Medicare trustees on June 22, 2011 about the future of Medicare.:
In a nutshell, Medicare trustee Charles Blahous made it perfectly clear that anyone who advocates "leaving Medicare alone" is in fact facilitating the end of Medicare "as we know it."
Congressman Roskam: In fact, Medicare as we know it will end in 2024, absent some change in policy, or some change in moving forward. That's right, isn't it?Lifson has the full transcript.Medicare trustee Charles Blahous: Yes.
Posted by Richard at June 23, 2011 6:52 AM
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