Claim: "The Ryan budget gets rid of Medicare in 10 years and turns it into a voucher program."
Fact-check: U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says budget proposed by vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan would eliminate Medicare in 10 years
Verdict: false
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: C. Eugene Emery Jr.
Date published: 2012-11-02T00:00:00