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  • CMS Chief Actuary on reducing health care costs
    Jan 26, 2011  - At one point, Foster indicated that he had more confidence in Chairman Ryan’s proposed Medicare reform plan to bring down costs than he has in the new health care law’s ability to do the same: “If you can put that pressure on the research and development community, you might have fighting chance of... More
  • The Importance of Rivlin-Ryan
    Nov 24, 2010  - The political ground has been shifting rapidly ever since the American people delivered a vote of no confidence on the current direction of public policy when they went to the polls earlier this month. Nowhere is that shift more evident than in the recent release of a bipartisan plan to dramatically... More
  • Rep. Ryan on His Medicare Plan
    Nov 17, 2010  - The following was submitted by Representative Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin. More on Mr. Ryan’s plan to change Medicare and reduce the deficit is here. For Medicare to meet its mission in the 21st century, this critical 20th century program must be secured for current and future seniors. Medica... More
  • Curb Medicare Spending The Ryan Way
    Sep 29, 2010  - Nothing presents as great a threat to the federal budget — and therefore to economic growth — as the persistent and rapid growth of Medicare spending. The problem appears intractable. Congress has enacted modest cuts, yet everyone from Medicare's chief actuary to the Congressional Budget Office to t... More
  • Ryan's on the map, and taking heat
    Sep 9, 2010  - By Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel As a wholesale rethinking of Social Security, Medicare and federal taxes, Paul Ryan's Roadmap has put the Janesville Republican on the political map. To read the full article: http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/102505354.html More
  • The Medicare reform illusion
    Aug 27, 2010  - Despite the report from Medicare's trustees this month that the hospital insurance trust fund will not be depleted until 2029, 12 years later than was predicted just last year, Medicare is no better off than it was a year ago. The administration credits Medicare's seemingly healthier financial outlo... More
  • A Roadmap to saving Medicare
    Aug 13, 2010  - The annual analysis of Medicare's financial health released by the program's trustees on Aug. 5 led some Democrats to claim that Medicare's imminent bankruptcy has been delayed, thanks to the creation of their health entitlement program. Only in Washington could the government raid one entitlement p... More
  • Washington vs. Paul Ryan
    Aug 12, 2010  - The immune system of the modern body politic is nothing if not resilient, and this summer all of its antibodies seem to be trained on heretofore little known Congressman Paul Ryan. That makes this a particularly instructive moment, because the attacks on the Wisconsin Republican show how deeply his ... More
  • The Economist: Ryan to the Rescue?
    Feb 11, 2010  - From The Economist print edition A Congressman with a brave vision IF REPUBLICANS are displeased with their image as the party of “No”, few of them have done much about it. One notable exception is Paul Ryan, a congressman from Wisconsin whose “Roadmap for America’s Future” offers an ambitious alte... More
  • GOP Rep. Paul Ryan tackles Obama's path to deficit disaster
    Feb 10, 2010  - By Michael Gerson Washington Post The new era of Democratic bipartisanship, like cut flowers in a vase, wilted in less than a week. During his question time at the House Republican retreat, President Obama elevated congressman and budget expert Paul Ryan as a "sincere guy" whose budget blueprint --... More