“Washington is afraid to have an honest conversation about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid with the people of our country,” Mr. Christie is expected to say, according to prepared remarks released by his political-action committee. “I am not.”
In the speech at New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Mr. Christie is also expected to call for a gradual increase in the age when seniors qualify for Medicare to 67 years old by 2040, from its current average of 65. Seniors who could afford to pay more into the healthcare benefit would also be asked to do so.
Mr. Christie also plans to propose a plan to transfer Medicaid management and funding over to the states, a retooling of the health care program for the poor that was championed by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan in 2012.
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