Among the many dangerous provisions of the Republican budget plan is the scheme to convert Medicare to a voucher program that would funnel billions of taxpayer dollars into the coffers of insurance companies. This inane proposal would inevitably either dramatically increase expenses or reduce coverage for recipients, and probably do both.
LETTER: GOP scheme to convert Medicare to voucher program is lunacy
Thursday, April 28, 2011 | 3:43 p.m. CDT;
updated 9:20 p.m. CDT, Monday, May 2, 2011
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