This appeared in an article in yesterday's New York Times:
Congressional Republicans intend to present a plan to overhaul Medicare, calling for voucherlike "premium supports" to steer people 65 and over into buying commercial health insurance, and to transform Medicaid, which would be cut and turned into block grants to state governments. They also intend to set up a new commission to study options on Social Security, while relying on what one House Republican aide called "the solid foundation" of the Ryan budget plan.
Translation: The Koch Republic has no interest in funding your health care or retirement. If you haven't taken responsibility for ensuring you can pay for them, that's your problem. We view health care and retirement as a privilege, not a right. It's true, at the moment, we're recommending a voucher system to replace today's Medicare, and a block grant system for Medicaid, but the long term goal is to eliminate both. Ditto for Social Security. Eventually, we'd like to get to a new approach we call Work Til You Drop (WTYD) for those who haven't put aside sufficient money to retire early. As for health care, we'll have the Apple A Day (AAD) program for those under 50 who don't have medical insurance and can't afford retail prices. For those over 50, the program will transition to Aspirin A Day. Problem solved!