A study by the US Congress Joint Economic Committee shows that Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan would raise out-of-pocket health care costs dramatically for future seniors and people with disabilities in Alabama and across the country. Because virtually all seniors and people with serious and permanent disabilities also receive Social Security, these increased costs effectively cut their Social Security.
The fact sheets below feature state-specific data on the severity of these cuts.
United States of America
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
For more on the Romney-Ryan ticket's plans for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, visit http://www.strengthensocialsecurity.org/romney-ryan