,Reforming Medicare: The Affordable Care Act versus the Rivlin/Ryan Proposal

Reforming Medicare: The Affordable Care Act versus the Rivlin/Ryan Proposal


 

Publication Date: January 2011

Publisher: National Center for Policy Analysis (U.S.)

Author(s): Andrew J. Rettenmaier; Thomas R. Saving

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Rivlin; Ryan; ACA; Medicare

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Alice Rivlin and
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have offered a proposal to reduce projected
Medicare and Medicaid spending. The provisions affecting Medicare
are independent of last year’s health reform bill, the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA also cuts Medicare spending
significantly in order to fund health insurance for the uninsured.