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So please tell us, what is your plan to address the problem? Other than link to whiners on other message boards? Anyone with third grade math skills realizes that we can't keep doing what we're doing and just ignore it. Which leaves the man-boy POTUS out of the debate, unfortunately.
If you are 71 like the person you cited in your link - then you and that person will be the two only people in the United States who will receive vouchers and have to shop around for insurance at that age.
You could have at least looked at a couple of other sources for your information. Shopping around will indeed be a challenge for someone with such little ambition - unless you meant to denigrate the Ryan plan without researching it honestly.
Ryan, R-Wis., said he wants to "protect" people who are currently 55 or older by giving them Medicare exactly as it exists today. "We don’t want to pull the rug out from people on their way to retirement," he said.
Those now younger than 55 would get a voucher to buy private insurance when they become eligible. He likens this idea to the health insurance program for federal employees – including members of Congress – who can choose from a menu of federally certified health plans.
Voucher amounts would vary depending on an individual's income and health status. The higher the income, the lower the subsidy. Low-income people, he said, would pay little if anything, and those in the center of the middle class would fare about the same as they do now. If a person became ill and needed more medical care, more financial help would become available.
Those now younger than 55 would get a voucher to buy private insurance when they become eligible. He likens this idea to the health insurance program for federal employees – including members of Congress – who can choose from a menu of federally certified health plans.
Again, it begs the question, how expensive will those insurance plans be? Remember insurance costs are not the same for a person in their 70's as they are for younger people. It may not affect retirees now, and most of the "boomers", but what happens when the Gen X, Y and Millenials age?
Another "it looks good on paper" plan that won't pan out.
Those now younger than 55 would get a voucher to buy private insurance when they become eligible. He likens this idea to the health insurance program for federal employees – including members of Congress – who can choose from a menu of federally certified health plans.
Again, it begs the question, how expensive will those insurance plans be? Remember insurance costs are not the same for a person in their 70's as they are for younger people. It may not affect retirees now, and most of the "boomers", but what happens when the Gen X, Y and Millenials age?
Another "it looks good on paper" plan that won't pan out.
Voucher amounts would vary depending on an individual's income and health status. The higher the income, the lower the subsidy. Low-income people, he said, would pay little if anything, and those in the center of the middle class would fare about the same as they do now. If a person became ill and needed more medical care, more financial help would become available.
The larger question is will someone at 71 be able to find ANYONE to insure them. For Ryan, the question wouldn't be an issue for a decade or more and getting rid of a program like this charges parts of his base. The consequences likely don't matter to him.
So please tell us, what is your plan to address the problem? Other than link to whiners on other message boards? Anyone with third grade math skills realizes that we can't keep doing what we're doing and just ignore it. Which leaves the man-boy POTUS out of the debate, unfortunately.
Medicare was the answer for seniors who were flat out denied health insurance by companies.
The sickest seniors will either be denied, or will not be able to afford private health insurance, if Medicare is privatized. These people will ultimately die early from lack of proper medical care.
Why doesn't the GOP just get it over with and euthanize sick senior citizens! What they propose is, in effect, doing that.
If you are 71 like the person you cited in your link - then you and that person will be the two only people in the United States who will receive vouchers and have to shop around for insurance at that age.
You could have at least looked at a couple of other sources for your information. Shopping around will indeed be a challenge for someone with such little ambition - unless you meant to denigrate the Ryan plan without researching it honestly.
Ryan, R-Wis., said he wants to "protect" people who are currently 55 or older by giving them Medicare exactly as it exists today. "We don’t want to pull the rug out from people on their way to retirement," he said.
Those now younger than 55 would get a voucher to buy private insurance when they become eligible. He likens this idea to the health insurance program for federal employees – including members of Congress – who can choose from a menu of federally certified health plans.
Voucher amounts would vary depending on an individual's income and health status. The higher the income, the lower the subsidy. Low-income people, he said, would pay little if anything, and those in the center of the middle class would fare about the same as they do now. If a person became ill and needed more medical care, more financial help would become available.
Ryan wants to "protect" a large portion of the voting population.
Does Ryan guarantee the same insurance as the health insurance program for federal employees – including members of Congress – who can choose from a menu of federally certified health plans?
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