In a leaked party platform circulating on the eve of their convention, Republicans reveal in candid detail how they intend to remake Medicare.
The platform, snagged by Politico on Friday afternoon after the Republican National Committee accidentally posted it to its website before taking it down, is scheduled to be approved at the convention early this week.
The text details the privatization policy that GOP lawmakers have supported for years, and that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are selling as necessary to “save” Medicare.
GOP Platform Ends Medicare As We Know It
Big win for private insurance companies...big loss for GOP at the ballot box.