The future of health care in America looks grim but it does not have to be. Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI) has proposed “A Roadmap for America’s Future” the only comprehensive plan in Washington that deals with the looming fiscal and economic crisis, driven by ever-increasing government spending on health care. Ryan’s Roadmap would reduce the deficit, allow Medicare to become truly sustainable, establish equity and efficiency in the federal tax treatment of health insurance, and improve access to health care for middle-class and low-income families. Congressman Ryan’s critics have accused him of trying to destroy the Medicare system and claim that the Roadmap will increase the deficit. While they may have honed the harshness of their rhetoric, they have not offered a comparable alternative. Heritage Foundation health policy experts explain how the Ryan Roadmap would really work, and how it would benefit Americans.
put forward by a bipartisan senate group named the gang of six. most liberals don t like the gang of six approach because it would make cuts to social security and medicare. we are an anti-gang group. we are we re trying to suppress the growth of gangs. we think that it is not healthy for washington. most conservatives complain it doesn t cut spending enough and raises taxes too much. the gang of six is a five pages of sort of talking points. it s not an actual plan. but the president sees it as a framework for a potential potential breakthrough and perhaps because they like the other fallback options even less, the house republican leadership says it s at least worth talking about. let s begin with what happened tonight behind closed doors and how the new senate plan is changing the discussion. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin and kate bald win are live at their posts and chrystia freeland, and the meeting with the republicans which is the m