Washington, DC - Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. MD (R-Southwest Louisiana), a member of the GOP Doctors Caucus today issued the following statements revealing what is most dangerous about President Obama’s Medicare plan for Americans:

Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. M.D. (LA-07): “I have grave concerns about the future of Medicare. We must take action now to fix it for current seniors and future generations,” Boustany said. “As a doctor for nearly 20 years, I treated many Medicare patients, and too often they lacked a primary care physician.  Seniors’ access problems will grow worse as the new health law raided $500 billion from the Medicare program to fund unrelated programs and created a board of bureaucrats to make deeper cuts. IPAB’s decisions will have the force of law and destroy Medicare for current seniors and future generations. Critical health care decisions are put in the hands of unelected bureaucrats while the Republican plan makes no changes to individuals at or near retirement and maintains Medicare for the future.”