As lawmakers prepare for a new round of battles over health care spending, we offer resources on various proposals to control Medicare costs.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

• Guaranteed Choices To Strengthen Medicare And Health Security For All 
  December 14, 2011
  
  

Obama Administration Proposal For Deficit Reduction

• Obama's 'Framework For Shared Prosperity And Shared Fiscal Responsibility'
  President Obama, April 13, 2011
  
  

The House GOP's "Path to Prosperity" 2012 Budget Proposal

• Medicare, Medicaid In The GOP's 'Path to Prosperity' Budget
  Republicans and Rep. Paul Ryan, April 5, 2011
  
  
• Long-Term Analysis of a Budget Proposal by Chairman Ryan
  Congressional Budget Office, April 5, 2011
  
  
• Restraining Federal Health Care Spending
  CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf, April 4, 2011
  
  

Roadmap For America's Future

• A Roadmap for America's Future
  Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., January 2010
  
  
• Congressional Budget Office Analysis: A Roadmap for America's Future
  January 27, 2010
  
  

Rivlin-Ryan Plan For Medicare And Medicaid

• A Long-Term Plan For Medicare And Medicaid
  Alice Rivlin and Rep. Paul Ryan, November 17, 2010
  
  
• CBO Analysis: A Long-Term Plan For Medicare and Medicaid
  November 17, 2010
  
  

The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

• "The Moment of Truth" (Report of the Commission)  
  December 2010
  
  
• Recommendations on Health Care Spending
  December 2, 2010
  
  

Evaulations Of Medicare And Medicaid Proposals

• The Independent Payment Advisory Board: A New Approach To Controlling Medicare Spending
  Kaiser Family Foundation, April 2011
  
  
• Comparison Of Medicare Provisions In Deficit-Reduction Proposals
  Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2011
  
  
• Raising The Age Of Medicare Eligibility: A Fresh Look Following Implementation Of Health Reform
  Kaiser Family Foundation March 2011
  
  
• Reducing The Deficit: Spending And Revenue Options
  CBO report, March 2011
  
  

Related KHN Articles

• Deficit Reduction Plans Would Squeeze Medicare
  November 29, 2010
  
  
• Ignoring Political Risk, Ryan Renews Push For Medicare Vouchers
  March 3, 2011
  
  
• GOP Proposals On Medicare Could Shift Costs To Beneficiaries
  April 4, 2011
  
  
• CBO: Seniors Would Pay Much More For Medicare Under Ryan Plan
  April 5, 2011
  
  
• Obama's Deficit Plan: A 'Nuanced Approach' And 'So Partisan'
  April 14, 2011