When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told conservative activists he wants to “save” Medicare by turning it into a program that would give seniors a defined sum – and no more — to shop for the health plan of their choice, he teed up an issue that has the potential to sway millions of voters, especially seniors, in November.
Days later, President Barack Obama repeated his own pledge to preserve the program, proposing as part of his 2013 budget plan to reduce spending growth by about $300 billion over 10 years, but keep intact its guaranteed, specified benefits. “What I will not support are efforts to turn Medicare into a voucher,” the president wrote in his budget.
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