PETER FERRARA: Why Seniors Should Prefer Ryan’s Medicare Plan. Ryan:

Now in order to save Medicare for future generations, we propose putting 50 million seniors, not 15 unaccountable bureaucrats, in charge of their own health-care decisions. Our plan empowers future seniors to choose the coverage that works best for them from a list of plans that are required to offer at least the same level of benefits as traditional Medicare. This financial support system is designed to guarantee that seniors can always afford Medicare coverage - no exceptions. And if a senior wants to choose the traditional Medicare plan, then she will have that right. Our idea is to force insurance companies to compete against each other to better serve seniors, with more help for the poor and sick - and less help for the wealthy.

Ferrara is absolutely right. My only disagreement with the Ryan plan is that it should be improved by allowing current Medicare recipients to opt into the Ryan plan.