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Medical Care and Political Confusion

Republicans who once warned about "death panels" are now telling Democrats to stop frightening old people with "Mediscare." But Newt Gingrich says the country's not ready for Paul Ryan's privatization plan , and some Republicans who voted for it are having second thoughts too.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Republicans who once warned about "death panels" are now telling Democrats to stop frightening old people with "Mediscare." But Newt Gingrich says the country's not ready for Paul Ryan's privatization plan, and some Republicans who voted for it are having second thoughts too. Meantime, the former Governor of Massachusetts is trying to explain why "RomneyCare" looks so much like "ObamaCare." And the State of Vermont is about to embark on its own program of "universal coverage," the ultimate public option. We try to sort it all out.