Opinion: Ryan’s Budget Plan Could Improve Medicare
In an Orange County Register opinion piece, Cato Institute senior fellow Jeffrey Miron argues that the Medicare overhaul plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) -- the running mate of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney -- "has some chance of improving Medicare" because "[i]n theory, consumers with vouchers would become price sensitive about their insurance policies, often choosing ones with high deductibles and thereby restoring consumer stake in the system."
- "Jeffrey Miron: If Candidates Want To Fix Medicare, Ask More of Seniors" (Miron, Orange County Register, 9/10).