Oh, Brave Sir Ryan

The Ryan budget deal is not a good deal. It trades a 62 billion dollar cut over two years for an 80 billion cut over ten years, with no guarantee that any cuts will actually be made in the future. The Medicare cuts are particularly suspect as they fall entirely on doctors. Many will simple refuse Medicare patients, many are already refusing new Medicare patients and are letting the problem gradually decrease over time.

I think that Ryan is making a short term political decision over the US long term health.

Oh, and these cuts? They are not in fact cuts at all but future reductions in planned spending.

I was reminded of brave Sir Robin from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Oh, Brave Sir Ryan!