Medicare Reform

How fmericans Embrace Medicare Reform аге what's urong with Medicare? Americans are spending more on Medicare than is coming in. Rand Paul states. "It's your grandparents' fault for having too many kids & then your fault for not having enough kids. It's a demographic problem." Republicans for refrn obama for change? Led by house budget committee chairman rand paul, republicans offer a proposal to cut future medicare outlays. Fiscal year 2013 budget plan. The proposal: The proposal: Raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 70 & offer a "voucher" payment to eligihle seniors for payment to a privatized health insurance company of their choice, leaving Medicare to federal employees. Those getting Medicare will pay more for their Coverage, with premiums for higher-income people increasing by 15 %. When: Starting in 2017 when: By 2034 (after he would leave a 2nd term in office) 2$ Savings: $33 billion over 10 years Savings: It would reduce Medicare costs by $1 trillion over ten years. (only 4-10ths of 1 % of total Medicare outlays over the next 10 years) Which party U.S. seniors trust will do a better job handling the Medicare program? Among all seniors (ages 65-) Among seniors by party ID Independants Democrats Republicans Democrats 43% 87% 33% 4% Republicans 36% 4% 27% 86% Trust neither (vol.)/Don't know 19% 8% 37% 10% What americans think of these changes: Medicare should: Total By age Among seniors by party ID Rep 18-49 50-64 65+ Dem Ind Continue as it is today ( 70% 67% 71% 76% 89% 74% 65% Change to a voucher system 25% 30% 22% 16% 6% 18% 22% What americans feel will happen to the quality of health care if the republican Majority of americans prefer to keep Medicare the way it s. Keep Medicare as is Change Medicare Medicare reform is passed 11%6 34% Total 70% 25% Improved 34% Democrats 83% 14% Stay the same 33% 23% Independents 71% 24% Worsen 23% 33% Republicans 53% 39% Don't Know/Refused 11% What americans think about Obama's Medicare reform requiring high income seniozs to pay higher Medicare premiums Among all seniors (ages 65+) By age 50-64 All By party ID Among seniors by party ID Ind Dem Ind Rep 18-49 65+ Dem Rep Requiring only high income seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums 54% 58% 57% 46% 54% 54% 59% 63% 65% 48% Unaware that wealthier seniors currently pay higher premiums than other seniors for Medicare coverage 86% 83% 88% 88% 85% 90% 84% 86% 82% 87% How americans feel about each proposal as a way to reduce the federal budget deficit Among all seniors (ages 65-) All By age Among seniors by party ID Ind By party ID Dem Ind Rep 18-49 50-64 65+ Dem Rep Requiring only high income seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums 54% 58% 57% 46% 54% 54% 59% 63% 65% 48% Gradually raising the age of eligibility for Medicare from 65 to 70 for future retirees 42% 47% 46% 56% 43% 45% 63% 51% 64% 75% Requiring all seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums 16% 10% 16% 20% 15% 15% 17% 14% 15% 19% %24 How fmericans Embrace Medicare Reform what's urong with Medicare? Americans are spending more on Medicare than is coming in. Rand Paul states. "It's your grandparents' fault for having too many kids & then your fault for not having enough kids. It's a demographic problem." Republicans for refrn obama for change? Led by house budget committee chairman rand paul, republicans offer a proposal to cut future medicare outlays. Fiscal year 2013 budget plan. The proposal: The proposal: Raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 70 & offer a "voucher" payment to eligihle seniors for payment to a privatized health insurance company of their choice, leaving Medicare to federal employees. Those getting Medicare will pay more for their Coverage, with premiums for higher-income people increasing by 15 %. When: Starting in 2017 when: By 2034 (after he would leave a 2nd term in office) 2$ Savings: $33 billion over 10 years Savings: It would reduce Medicare costs by $1 trillion over ten years. (only 4-10ths of 1 % of total Medicare outlays over the next 10 years) Which party U.S. seniors trust will do a better job handling the Medicare program? Among all seniors (ages 65-) Among seniors by party ID Independants Democrats Republicans Democrats 43% 87% 33% 4% Republicans 36% 4% 27% 86% Trust neither (vol.)/Don't know 19% 8% 37% 10% What americans think of these changes: Medicare should: Total By age Among seniors by party ID Rep 18-49 50-64 65+ Dem Ind Continue as it is today ( 70% 67% 71% 76% 89% 74% 65% Change to a voucher system 25% 30% 22% 16% 6% 18% 22% What americans feel will happen to the quality of health care if the republican Majority of americans prefer to keep Medicare the way it s. Keep Medicare as is Change Medicare Medicare reform is passed 11%6 34% Total 70% 25% Improved 34% Democrats 83% 14% Stay the same 33% 23% Independents 71% 24% Worsen 23% 33% Republicans 53% 39% Don't Know/Refused 11% What americans think about Obama's Medicare reform requiring high income seniozs to pay higher Medicare premiums Among all seniors (ages 65+) By age 50-64 All By party ID Among seniors by party ID Ind Dem Ind Rep 18-49 65+ Dem Rep Requiring only high income seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums 54% 58% 57% 46% 54% 54% 59% 63% 65% 48% Unaware that wealthier seniors currently pay higher premiums than other seniors for Medicare coverage 86% 83% 88% 88% 85% 90% 84% 86% 82% 87% How americans feel about each proposal as a way to reduce the federal budget deficit Among all seniors (ages 65-) All By age Among seniors by party ID Ind Ву рarty ID Dem Ind Rep 18-49 50-64 65+ Dem Rep Requiring only high income seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums 54% 58% 57% 46% 54% 54% 59% 63% 65% 48% Gradually raising the age of eligibility for Medicare from 65 to 70 for future retirees 42% 47% 46% 56% 43% 45% 63% 51% 64% 75% Requiring all seniors to pay higher Medicare premiums 16% 10% 16% 20% 15% 15% 17% 14% 15% 19% %24