Janice Schakowsky: “The more people know about the Republican plan for Medicare, the less they like it. So it's no wonder that the…”

“The more people know about the Republican plan for Medicare, the less they like it. So it's no wonder that the Republicans are trying to prevent House Members from telling our constituents about the plan to end Medicare by actually censoring our mailings to our own districts. The Democrats aren't alone in saying the Republican plan ends Medicare. Tom Scully, former Bush administration head of Medicare, says the Republican plan ``gets rid of the current Medicare program'' and that it is ``a fundamental structural change in the program.'' It's so fundamental that beginning in 2022 the out-of-pocket costs for enrollees would double, and they would be forced to pick a private insurance plan without guaranteed benefits. Republicans can call their plan whatever they want--sorta-care, maybe-care, we don't care--but they can't call it Medicare. They can try all they want, but they can't keep seniors from learning the truth. This program that they introduced ends Medicare. ____________________”