Paul Ryan on Health Care

• Strategize to delay ObamaCare; don't try for repeal yet. (Aug 2013)
• Call for repealing ObamaCare despite lack of votes to do so. (Mar 2013)
• Don't expand Medicare & Medicaid; they don't work. (Mar 2013)
• Medicare premium support harnesses the power of competition. (Mar 2013)
• Honor our Medicare promise by reforming system for young. (Oct 2012)
• Nobody is proposing vouchers; it's a check in the mailbox. (Oct 2012)
• Regulators don't want your opinion on ObamaCare mandates. (Sep 2012)
• Choice of Medicare or certified plan, starting in 2022. (Aug 2012)
• ObamaCare's mandates & fines have no place in a free country. (Aug 2012)
• Patients' Choice Act: untie health coverage from employment. (Aug 2012)
• Protect Medicare as an obligation to grandparents. (Aug 2012)
• Replace ObamaCare with patient-centered reforms. (Aug 2012)
• 2008 signature plank: reconfigure Medicare & Medicaid. (Apr 2012)
• CBO: Elderly pay more for Medicare under Ryan plan. (Apr 2012)
• CBO: Ryan cuts mandatory health costs from 15% to 6% of GDP. (Apr 2012)
• CBO: States pay more for Medicaid under Ryan plan. (Apr 2012)
• Obama: Ryan's budget plan ends Medicare as we know it. (Apr 2012)
• ObamaCare is government takeover of healthcare. (Apr 2012)
• Seniors are threatened with denied access to care. (Apr 2012)
• Under age 54, provided with subsidy for private insurance. (Apr 2012)
• Younger workers choose from subsidized coverage options. (Apr 2012)
• Don't just repeal ObamaCare; curb out-of-control costs. (Feb 2012)
• FactCheck: No, Medicare cost doesn't exceed national defense. (May 2011)
• Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
• Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
• FactCheck: costs go up just a bit; jobs go down just a bit. (Jan 2011)
• FactCheck: No evidence that healthcare reform explodes debt. (Jan 2011)
• Open-ended healthcare entitlement moves US toward bankruptcy. (Jan 2011)
• Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
• For tax credits; high-risk pools; & regulatory reform. (Sep 2010)
• ObamaCare passed with no GOP support & split Democrats. (Sep 2010)
• Washington Way: closed-door deals & one-party votes. (Sep 2010)
• Medicare is a $38 trillion unfunded liability--add vouchers. (Jan 2010)
• Road Map: buy health insurance from any state in the country. (Jul 2009)
• Voted NO on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
• Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
• Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
• Voted NO on giving mental health full equity with physical health. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids. (Jan 2008)
• Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Oct 2007)
• Voted NO on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Jan 2007)
• Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay. (Feb 2006)
• Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
• Rated 11% by APHA, indicating a anti-public health voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
• Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
• Voted YES on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
• Replace Medicare with $9500/year private insurance payment. (Jul 2009) Voting Record