Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Facts”
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Obama for America Releases New Television Ad: “Facts” CHICAGO --
Mitt Romney continues to mislead the American people about President Obama’srecord on Medicare – and skip the truth about his own plan to eliminate the guarantee of Medicareand provide people with a voucher to buy health care instead. To set the record straight, Obama for America is releasing a new television advertisement today titled “Facts” that cuts through the Romneycampaign's false and hypocritical attacks. Governor Romney cynically claims that Obamacareweakened Medicare solvency, when in fact the exact opposite is true. The President has extended thelife of the program by nearly a decade. If Romney had his way, it would run out of money by2016. The President’s health care law eliminates insurance company subsidies, and cracks down onwaste and fraud in Medicare – saving $716 billion – and doesn’t cut a single guaranteed Medicare benefit. Congressman Ryan included the same savings in his budget, which Romney called‘marvelous’ and said he’d sign into law. The nonpartisan AARP says the health care reform law strengthens Medicare by extending itssolvency and cracking down on fraud and wasteful subsides to insurance companies. And the AARPalso said that the Ryan plan would undermine Medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors. Infact, the Romney-Ryan vouchers would eliminate Medicare’s guaranteed benefits and could raisehealth costs by up to $6,400 per year. That’s hardly the formula for moving America forward. “Facts” will air in New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado & Nevada. Please click
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VO:“Mitt Romney’s attacking the President on …MEDICARE?”
Visual:Washington Post 8/14/12 Romney turns Medicare attack against Obamain new ad
MITT ROMNEY IS ATTACKING THEPRESIDENT ON MEDICARE
Washington Post Headline: Romney TurnsMedicare Attack Against Obama In New Ad”
[Washington Post,8/14/12]
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Romney Has Launched An Ad That“Goes On Offense Against Obama OnMedicare.”
“As Democrats move to tie MittRomney to his newly minted running mate’s proposal to revamp Medicare as a voucher system for Americans currently under 55,the presumptive Republican presidentialnominee has released a new TV ad that goeson offense against Obama on Medicare.”[Washington Post,8/14/12]VO:“The nonpartisan A-A-R-P says Obamacare‘cracks down on Medicare fraud, waste andabuse…and strengthens guaranteed benefits...’”
Visual: AARP “cracks down on Medicare fraud, waste and abuse”“strengthens guaranteed benefits in Medicare”6/28/123/19/10
AARP: OBAMACARE “CRACKS DOWNON MEDICARE FRAUD, WASTE, ANDABUSE” AND “STRENGTHENSGUARANTEED BENEFITS”
AARP:
The Affordable Care Act “CracksDown On Medicare Fraud, Waste, AndAbuse.” “
The ACA also expands the number of people eligible for free preventive and wellness benefits, and cracks down on Medicare fraud,waste and abuse.” [AARP Press Release,6/28/12]
AARP: The Affordable Care Act “ProtectsAnd Strengthens Guaranteed Benefits InMedicare.”
“The legislative package [theAffordable Care Act] cracks down on insurancecompany abuses and protects and strengthensguaranteed benefits in Medicare, the programmillions of our members depend on and inwhich millions more will soon enroll. It closesthe dreaded Medicare Part D ‘doughnut hole,’ agap in prescription drug coverage that islife-threatening for many. … And it improvesefforts to crack down on fraud and waste in
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Medicare, strengthening the program for today’sseniors and future generations.” [AARP PressRelease,3/10/12] VO:“The Ryan plan?”
Visual:The Ryan Plan?
VO:“AARP says it would undermine … Medicareand could lead to higher costs for seniors….”
Visual:“would undermine the market power of Medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors”
THE AARP SAID THAT RYAN’S PLANWOULD UNDERMINE MEDICARE
AARP: The House Republican Budget“Would Undermine The Market Power Of Medicare And Lead To Higher Costs ForSeniors.”
“On behalf of over 38 millionmembers and other Americans who are age 50and older, AARP is writing to express seriousconcerns with the House Concurrent Resolutionon the Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. Whilethe House Republican budget proposal offersideas for confronting our nation's deficits anddebt, AARP believes the proposal lacks balance, jeopardizes the health and economic security of older Americans, and puts at risk the bipartisanagreement on FY 2013 discretionary spendinglevels included in last year’s Budget ControlAct. … The plan fails to realize the negotiating power of Medicare and its impact on loweringcosts for the Medicare program – such as in PartD of the program. Converting Medicare to aseries of private options would undermine themarket power of Medicare and could lead tohigher costs for seniors.” [A. Barry Rand,AARP, Letter To Members of Congress,3/21/12]VO:“And experts say his voucher plan could raisefuture retirees’ costs more than sixTHOUSAND dollars.”
Visual: Raise seniors’ costs by $6,400 a year Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 4/8/11
RYAN’S VOUCHER PLAN COULD RAISERETIREE’S COSTS BY MORE THAN SIXTHOUSAND DOLLARS
Center On Budget And Policy Priorities:Under Ryan’s Plan, Seniors On MedicareWould Pay $6,350 More In Out-Of-Pocket
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