Why Are Republicans Against Medicare? 
Where in the world did the questioner get this idea ? Any cursory check of the historical voting record of Republicans in Congress will demonstrate that they have been very supportive of this program . Let 's see , who came up with the Medicare Part D prescription drug program ? Oh , yes , President George Bush , not exactly known for being a Democratic party member now was he ? What many Republicans have been pointing out and trying to address is the fact that the Medicare program as it is currently constituted is financially unsustainable and that changes are needed to assure the program is there for the wave of retirees who will be moving onto Medicare in the years ahead . It is the democrat party that responds to any attempts to address the problem withhysteria and demagoguery -LRB- the commercial of a Paul Ryan look alike pushing an elderly lady in a wheel chair over a cliff is a recent example -RRB- . The questioner should also be aware that ObamaCare will transfer $ 700 billion over the next decadein what would have been increased spending for Medicare to help fund the Affordable Care Act 's provisions for those under age 65 . Perhaps you should ask why are the democrats wanting to harm Medicare ? 