Chris Van Hollen actually said...

The challenge before us is to make these vital programs sustainable over the long haul, given the spending growth trends.

Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are essential to the health and retirement security of millions of Americans.

I think people are going to have to ask themselves the question: which populations do they want to drop?

The Affordable Care Act will begin to bring down the per capita costs of health care throughout the system, including in Medicare.