Chris Hollen actually said...

"The Republican approach would end the Medicare guarantee of a package of benefits specified in law..."

"And in fact, just to close out, Mr. Chairman, in your testimony you point out that in those cases where your support, the amount of your voucher does not keep pace with the market costs of health care..."

"If you are simply transferring a Medicare beneficiary from the Medicare system into the private health market, and the growth in costs in the private health market is the same or higher than Medicare,..."

"the impact of that is that, not only tax payers, but other Medicare beneficiaries who are paying premiums in the fee-for-service program are actually cross-subsidizing the seniors on Medicare in the M..."