Exclusive interview: Rep. Paul Ryan discusses need for ‘market-based’ health reform
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s selection as the Republican vice presidential nominee has put Medicare reform back in the national spotlight, as Ryan’s plans for transforming Medicare into a “premium support” system gain renewed attention.
Of particular significance is how Ryan’s plan to offer beneficiaries federal payments to pick the health plan of their choice goes over with voters in Florida and Pennsylvania—two presidential battleground states with large Medicare-beneficiary populations.
Ryan, who finished first last year on Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list, was interviewed Aug. 2 by Modern Healthcare for an upcoming story, just nine days before presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced that the 42-year-old member of the House Ways and Means Committee would be his running mate.
Source: by Andis Robeznieks, August 14, 2012 for Modern Healthcare.com at http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120814/NEWS/308149971?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMVGJYUHdGRWxiNUtpQzMyWmVqNW5nWUpidWc=&utm_source=link-20120814-NEWS-308149971&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mostreq
