In essence, the Ryan plan offers a market-priced subsidy, but, if that isn't enough, then the government will pay more. How do you see that saving money?
The March Ryan plan was so vague that, unlike its prior iterations, it could not be scored by the Congressional Budget Office. It was tailored for the political season.
How do you see allowing the consumer to make price based decisions and introducing price-competition into the market not decreasing cost?
Are you really a “free enterpriser” or do you not understand the basic concepts?
Competition among CONSUMERS.
This will lower prices or at least keep them down whereas with choices limited to bureacrats and employers prices now are on track to skyrocket.
As people see medical care come within their reach and their choices are being respected in the market again hope and confidence return.
Then you can have further reforms such as tort reform and insurance across state lines. And reforms will continue for some time. Later, States will want a larger say which will end up reducing the cost for the Federal Gov't even more.