Gray Matters: Armey of one marshals forces against Medicare
Photo credit: AP | Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, a Texas Republican and vociferous opponent of Medicare, is one of several plaintiffs behind a lawsuit and a federal court ruling that could enable Medicare Part A beneficiaries to withdraw from the program without penalty.
I met Richard Armey in 1995. Speaker Newt Gingrich had taken over the House. He was Gingrich's top lieutenant as House majority leader and told me of their plans to "wean our old people away from Medicare."
Well, he's still at it.
Under Gingrich and Armey, the Republican Congress gradually privatized much of Medicare, luring millions of beneficiaries into private insurance, now called...
