of the poor. By characterizing the Act as a transfer of funds from Medicare to Obamacare, the GOP can pit the interests of lower-income persons against the interests of others. Getting Everyone Into The Same Boat Is there a way to more closely tie the fortunes of the poor with those of the wealthy? A ??Medicare-for-all?_ program would do that, but single-payer systems are not politically feasible. Alternatively, Democrats and Republicans might find common ground on a plan much like the Wyden-Ryan voucher proposal for Medicare??the health care reform proposal of the Committee for Economic Development. The Committee recommended a voucher-for-all plan that holds considerable promise and that relies on a few requirements to ensure its effectiveness. First, the voucher could be used only for health care plans that meet minimum federal standards. Just as private insurers have to satisfy minimum standards to participate in the benefits program for federal employees, so would insurers have to satisfy minimum standards before they could accept a voucher. Second, insurers would not be able to discriminate against persons with pre-existing medical conditions by charging higher premiums. To prevent insurers from trying to ??cherry pick?_ individuals with low health care costs, health plans would have to accept vouchers from all comers, and payments to plans would be adjusted according to the health status of their customers, a process that has worked well in the Netherlands to discourage cherry picking. Third, the voucher would be worth the full cost of the lowest-priced plan, with individuals