Let’s clear the air about the Romney-Ryan plan. For any American over 55, nothing changes. The government made a promise to those seniors, and it’s a promise that Governor Romney and Paul Ryan intend on making sure is kept.
For those who are younger than 55, the Romney-Ryan plan implements reforms that introduce more competition and choice into Medicare to strengthen the program for future generations. Throughout our nation’s history, we’ve seen choice and competition do more to reduce cost and improve quality than any other force. They can do the same for Medicare. Governor Romney will also root out the waste that has plagued Medicare from its inception, and his proposals for replacing Obamacare with genuine health-care reform will bring down costs throughout the system while accelerating the innovation that leads to new cures.
This plan stands in stark contrast to the approach of President Obama, the one endorsed by Senator Daschle. As with most things, it seems, the president sees the solution to Medicare as rooted in bigger government and more bureaucratic control. President Obama has preached—and Senator Daschle seems to believe—that Obamacare, with its maze of new regulations and raft of new taxes, will bring down medical costs. It’s a claim that has been proven false already, and even the Medicare actuary has stated publicly that Obamacare will do little to control rising expenses.
Moreover, President Obama’s approach to cost control goes beyond simply believing that more government will (for perhaps the first time ever) lead to more efficiency. He’s also established something called the Independent Payment Advisory Board. This panel of 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats is in charge of developing new ways to cut Medicare spending that will eventually lead to the rationing of care to seniors.
Fewer choices and less care for seniors: that’s the essence of President Obama’s plan.
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