Thanks to #ACA, Medicare's Outlook Improves!
"…Completely unworkable" –Mr. Boehner
"…Failure…" –Mr. McCarthy
"…A national embarrassment..." –Mr. Scalise
"This law is not working…" –Ms. McMorris Rodgers
"…Badly broken…" –Ms. Jenkins
Newsflash (again):it's working, and largely responsible for improving Medicare, a program of importance for our nation's seniors, according to an annual report from the Medicare program's Boards of Trustees! Take a look at some of the headlines, Mr. Speaker:
Talking Points Memo: Obamacare Will Help Medicare Remain Solvent Even Longer, Trustees Report Says
The Los Angeles Times: Medicare finances improve as healthcare inflation slows, trustees say
CNN: Medicare's outlook improves as health spending slows
Vox: Medicare trust fund will stretch until 2030, new projections say
The Fiscal Times: Medicare Gets a 4-Year Reprieve from Bankruptcy
Financial Times: Medicare expected to stay solvent longer
Reuters: Slower U.S. healthcare cost rise extending life of Medicare fund: trustees
POLITICO: Medicare financial outlook brightens
The Examiner: Social Security fund good through 2033; Medicare fund improves with Obamacare
Bloomberg: Obamacare Helps Add Life to Medicare as Shortfall Delayed
The Daily Beast: Feds: Obamacare Is Saving Medicare
Mr. Boehner, it's time to let the Affordable Care Act do its will for the American people. It's time to join Democrats and ensure millions more Americans gain quality, affordable coverage.