WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are hitting the reset button on health care for next year's elections.
Weary of getting pounded over the new health overhaul law, President Barack Obama and his party are changing the subject to Medicare.
Obama signaled last week he's on board with the shift. His latest debt plan for Congress omitted an increase in the Medicare eligibility age, a proposal he'd put on the table in earlier discussions with House Speaker John Boehner. Gone was the consensus-seeking compromiser as Obama threatened to veto Medicare beneficiary cuts unless Congress also raises taxes on the rich.
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