HealthCare Notes

9/14/12

How Paul Ryan Would Decimate the New Deal | The Nation

How Paul Ryan Would Decimate the New Deal | The Nation
"Ryan’s vision for reforming the social safety net can be explained in three verbs: he wants to block grant Medicaid,voucherize Medicare and privatize Social Security. Yes, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security would likely still exist, but those changes would mean a profound difference for the average person who receives government benefits over his or her lifetime. Let’s look at what happens to Jessie, a low-income woman living in Pennsylvania who is eligible for all three programs at different periods of her life."