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CONGRESSIONAL Republicans won’t unveil their plan to “preserve, protect, and strengthen” Medicare until mid September, but critics are already attacking it. The Democrats are scaring senior citizens with talk of a Republican plan that doubles or triples premiums. The Republican Right has its own darkest fears. But there’s a less to the criticisms than meets the eye.

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Ramesh Ponnuru

Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Washington, D.C.

CONGRESSIONAL Republicans won’t unveil their plan to “preserve, protect, and strengthen” Medicare until mid September, but critics are already attacking it. The Democrats are scaring senior citizens with talk of a Republican plan that doubles or triples premiums. The Republican Right has its own darkest fears. But there’s a less to the criticisms than meets the eye.