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Carson's position also puts him at odds with the Republican Party platform, which says the party “is committed to saving Medicare and Medicaid.” In a statement, the Republican National Committee chalked up Carson's position to the diverse opinions of its candidates.
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"I'll protect Medicare from Republicans committed to ‘phase it out,’ as one GOP candidate said,'" Clinton said in a statement marking the start of a new season of Medicare enrollment.. GOP strategists not affiliated with campaigns wonder how long Carson can avoid serious questions about his plan.
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Carson acknowledges that opponents of his plan will criticize his proposal to give the poor savings accounts rather than Medicaid, a program that provides 72 million low-income Americans with basic and long-term care services.
What did Carson say about Medicare?
On “Meet the Press,” Carson said he’d fund savings accounts with “traditional dollars” that Americans spend on health care — the same term he’s used to describe his earlier plan to fund government subsidies by ending Medicare and Medicaid.
Who is Bill Pierce?
Bill Pierce, an assistant secretary of Health and Human Services in the Bush administration, said Carson’s attempts to walk back his plan to end Medicare have only deepened the questions about his proposals. “His overall goal is to try to bring simplicity to the table,” he said.
Did Carson ever end Medicare?
Carson, who's been off the campaign trail and in the midst of a book tour, now denies having designs on ending Medicare — though he once called his alternative a " no-brainer " — suggesting that his new but as-yet-undisclosed plan would keep the program as an option.
Is Ben Carson's Medicare going away?
Ben Carson’s Medicare problem isn’t going away. The former neurosurgeon announced last week that he had shelved his plan to end the popular government health care program for seniors. But the few components of a new plan he’s revealed have only added to the confusion about what, exactly, he intends to accomplish — and his opponents are beginning ...
Does Carson's plan include birth to death savings?
Carson’s plan still features birth-to-death savings accounts, but it would do away with a $2,000-per-year government contribution that had been a feature of the health care plan he outlined in earlier stump speeches and interviews. He says he’s talked to economists in recent months and decided to scrap the subsidy.
What was Carson's idea for health care reform?
Instead of the technocratic behemoth of Obamacare, empower the individual. "When a person is born, give him a birth certificate, an electronic medical record, and a health-savings account to which money can be contributed--pretax--from the time you're born till the time you die. If you die, you can pass it on to your family members . . . and there's nobody talking about death panels."
How to replace Obamacare?
Here's my solution [to replace ObamaCare]: When a person is born, give him a birth certificate, an electronic medical record, and a health savings account to which money can be contributed--pretax--from the time you're born 'til the time you die. When you die, you can pass it on to your family members, so that when you're 85 years old and you got six diseases, you're not trying to spend up everything. You're happy to pass it on and there's nobody talking about death panels.
