On September 29, 2011, Gingrich introduced his own Medicare plan as part of his 21st Century Contract With America. It includes a Medicare premium support plan which allows for immediate but voluntary participation. It is a more user-friendly proposal and one that is more likely to pass Congress. It doesn’t change the whole system right away, but it lets seniors choose between the old and new systems. Seniors are more likely to approve this plan, and so are their representatives.
In a surprise development on December 15, 2011, Ryan teamed up with Democrat Senator Ron Wyden to produce a bipartisan budget plan. This new plan includes a Medicare premium support plan with an immediate voluntary option as well as the option to stay in the old system. So Paul Ryan has now come to agree with Newt Gingrich about how Medicare reform should be implemented. No one should be surprised. Gingrich helped reform welfare during a Democrat presidency. He knows how to reform the whole entitlement leviathan.
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