House of Representatives Votes to End Medicare and Cut Taxes for Wealthy, Corporations 15 Apr 2011 The United States House of Representatives has passed the Paul Ryan (R) budget blueprint that would end Medicare as we know it, convert Medicaid to a block grant program which would sharply curtail health care availability to the poor and nursing home care to seniors, while further cutting dramatically into aid to those in need of food stamp programs and other social safety net assistance. The Resolution would also effectively repeal the Affordable Care Act while reducing the highest tax rates paid by the nation’s wealthiest citizens by 10% and reduce taxes paid by U.S. corporations.