lifetime limits. that s a problem. if you are a senior, you know, medicaid almost half of medicaid is about long-term health care. you want grandma living in the guest room? you repeal the affordable care act. you go along with this is part of an initiative that is part of the ryan budget that says we re going to voucherize medicare block grant medicaid. this has an assault on the health security and financial security that goes with what the affordable care act has done for the american people. so make america sick again? is that what the republicans want to do? i certainly hope not. hopefully we can work together to find a path to address some of the concerns they may have. but not to undermine this pillar of economic and health security for the american people.
lifetime limits. that is a problem. if you are a senior you know medicaid, almost half of medicaid is about long-term health care. you want grandma living in the guest room? you repeal the affordable care act. this is part of an initiative that is part of the ryan budget. that s how it that says we are going to vouch her eyes medicare, we are going to block medicaid. so this has a tremendous assault on the health and health security and the financial security that goes with what the affordable care act has done for the american people. and so make america sick again? is that what the republicans want to do? i certainly hope not. hopefully we can work together to find a path to address some of the concerns they may have, but not to undermine this pillar of economic and health security for the american people.
there. would do that. and remember, the hhs secretary doesn t write legislation. right. and not just both branches of congress, particularly the senate. votes in the senate to replace the aca. say. privatization angle of this. this is something that paul ryan has wanted to do forever. it s part of the ryan budget, the dream of republican think tanks, the dream of a whole a long time. if there s one thing that there s no mandate for, it s that. donald trump specifically ran saying i m not going to do that. reminds me of the bush social security fight in 2005. it is the bush social i predict this won t get out of the house. why? opponent who will call them on it. that you could get democrats to pick up more seats in 2018.
which he was quick to point out, and the kind of vision of both ryan and price? yeah, i would say the way you summarize trump s policy point of view, he s made three key promises. one, i ll reveal and replace obamacare. two, i m going to take care of everybody. this is a guy that you note this your opening segment who supports universal coverage. and he said he s going to do it in a way that s less expensive, less costly than the aca. those thee policy objectives can be achieved. there are reform plans out there. the one we founded, we estimate would do that. and remember, the hhs secretary doesn t write legislation. right. that s the job of congress. and not just both branches of congress, particularly the senate. you are going to have to get 60 votes in the senate to replace the aca. so democrats are going to have a say. what s fas ain ting to me here is the medicare privatization angle of this. this is something that paul ryan has wanted to do forever. it s part of the ryan
donald trump pick to be secretary of health and human services. he has been a severe critic of the affordable care act saying it interferes with the ability of doctors and patients to make medical decisions. he was quoted in a story saying budget committee chairman tom price says he expects lawmakers to push forward with an overhaul within the first six to eight months of president-elect donald trump s administration, overhauling medicare has been a major goal for speaker paul ryan since 2011. congressman price voted for the ryan budget, which would turn medicare into a voucher program, essentially repealing medicare as we know it. joining us now by phone, kelly o donnell, who covers capitol hill. kelly, here is someone with some actual experience and expertise