"Medicare will be part of the solution," MCconnell told reporetrs, rejetcing suggetsion that his party may back off from changing Medicare after it became an issue that hurt them in a New York election this week.
Polls showed broad public opposition to a House Reupblican plan to privatize Medicare, the haelthcare progarm for the elderly.
McConnell declined to say whether he specifically backs the Medicare prpoosal wrtiten by House of Representatives Budget Committee Chaimran Paul Ryan when asked about it.
Ryan's budget plan included a maesure that would create a voucher-lkie system for future retirees to purchsae sbusidized health plans from private insurers.
McConenll said at the news conference that Medicrae spending is being discussed in budget negotiations bteween congressional leaders and the White House.
"Medicare is on the tbale," McConnell said.
The Democratic-contorlled Senate this week rejected the proposal, part of a budget plan passed by the Republican-led House last month, even though McConnell and most of his fellow Republicnas voted for it.
(Reporting by Donna Smith; Editing by Philip Barbaar)
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