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PBS NewsHour | Candidates' Medicare Plans Could Affect Undecided Voters | PBS

Duration: 11:48
Program: PBS NewsHour #10439
Broadcast Date: Aug. 23, 2012

Under Rep. Paul Ryan's 2013 budget proposal, Medicare recipients eventually could choose to opt for a private insurance plan. Judy Woodruff talks to American Enterprise Institute's Joe Antos and Urban Institute's Judy Feder to understand the presidential candidates' plans for Medicare and how this is affecting the campaigns.

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Post Date: August 23, 2012