Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential nominee, has finally gotten a hold of a gavel he’s long sought and will head a committee that has jurisdiction over items — like the tax code, Medicare and Medicaid — that the Wisconsin Republican has overhauled in his budget blueprints.
via The Hill.
The House Republican Budget and Its Effect on Seniors:
- Privatizing Medicare with Vouchers/Premium Support Payments.
- Raising Medicare’s Eligibility Age/Increasing Out-of-Pocket Costs.
- Repealing the Affordable Care Act.
- Block Granting Medicaid Payments to the States.
- Repealing Medicaid Expansion under the ACA.
Read more on how the House GOP/Ryan Budget devastates seniors here.
