FACT: Instead of guaranteed Medicare benefits, Vouchercare requires a “voucher” that leaves Seniors at the mercy of big insurance companies. This voucher will lose value over time, as insurance companies siphon increasingly larger profits from Medicare.

FACT: Under Vouchercare, Seniors will pay significantly more for health coverage. A typical 65 year-old, already paying over $5000 a year for out of pocket expenses, would pay $7,000 a year more for expenses than under the current Medicare program.

FACT: Vouchercare would end Medicare as we know it for millions of Americans, raising premiums for Seniors and forcing them into private plans. We cannot allow Republicans to deprive Georgia Seniors of vital benefits, only so insurance companies can increase profits.

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FACT: Seniors on Medicare are overwhelmingly happy with the current program. Medicare will face challenges in the coming years, but these can be addressed by sensible reform, not radical schemes to dismantle the most successful health care program in US history.

FACT: Some reforms have already been enacted through the Affordable Care Act, including:
• Closing the prescription donut hole, saving seniors $250
• Ensuring affordable access to preventive care
• Cutting overpayments to insurance companies

FACT:  Medicare remains the most efficient health insurance program available; 95 cents of every Medicare dollar goes directly to services. For private health insurance companies, only 65 cents of every dollar goes to provide health care services.