The Biden administration has finalized a move to cut Medicare Advantage as the 46th president claims former President Donald Trump seeks to cut the entitlement program.
The Biden administration on Monday cut Despite pressure from Republicans and medical experts, base payments for Medicare Advantage plans increased by an average of 0.16 percent. This follows Biden’s controversial move in the risk adjustment coding system to make Medicare Advantage payments more accurate.
Biden’s move would affect more than half of Medicare enrollees, as many older Americans now turn to Medicare Advantage for their medical needs.Older Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage can receive additional benefits reduction Experts say your cost burden will increase by $33 per month in 2025.
Analyst Chris Meekins said, “President Biden’s team is gambling in such a way that MA beneficiaries will not realize before the election that the Biden team is losing money in January 2025.” Ta.
Biden’s move to cut Medicare Advantage comes as Trump told Breitbart News that he would never touch Social Security or Medicare. This contradicts claims by Biden and Democrats that he would cut entitlement programs.
“I would never do anything that would jeopardize or harm Social Security or Medicare,” Trump said. “We’ll have to do it elsewhere. But we’re not going to do anything that will hurt them.”
As Breitbart News reported, Biden has previously sponsored legislation that would eliminate, then review and reauthorize programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Moreover, Biden may have forgotten who he is. sponsored The bill, which he introduced in 1975 while he was a senator from Delaware, died and then called for the review and reauthorization, or repudiation, of federal programs that would include Social Security and Medicare. was. The proposal is strikingly similar to an original proposal by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), which Biden has frequently attacked.
“We need to…start reviewing our existing programs to determine whether they are still effective and whether they are worth the money we put into them. We have to get rid of things,” Biden said in introducing the 1975 bill.
Republicans and conservatives have criticized Biden’s repeal of Medicare Advantage.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) said: 2.8 million seniors in Florida are on Medicare Advantage, and Biden’s cuts will cost them an additional $400 a year. Biden’s war on seniors is devastating and I am fighting desperately to reverse this terrible decision. ”
🚨Breaking news: Biden just cut Medicare benefits again.
2.8 million seniors in Florida are on Medicare Advantage, and Biden’s cuts will cost them an additional $400 a year. Biden’s war on seniors is devastating and I am fighting desperately to reverse this terrible decision.https://t.co/Q3YIajBXG1
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) April 3, 2024
Rep. Kevin Hahn (R-Okla.), chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), said, “The Biden White House is attacking me for wanting to fix and rescue Medicare, but Well then,” he said. @joe biden Aggressively cutting Medicare for 33 million seniors. ”
Meanwhile, the Biden White House is attacking me for wanting to fix and bail out Medicare. @joe biden Aggressively cutting Medicare for 33 million seniors. https://t.co/V5izi2MKbv
— Congressman Kevin Hahn (@repkevinhern) April 2, 2024
Freedom Works President Adam Brandon Said In a statement:
Yesterday, the Biden administration continued its attack on Medicare Advantage, the private sector option for seniors in Medicare. This is the second price reduction in two years.This cut will result in additional costs for seniors. $33 per month. That’s an annual rate hike of $396 for a group that relies primarily on bonds and is still suffering from severe inflation. Medicare Advantage is so well received and popular that over 50% of seniors (approximately 33 million people) choose Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare. To me, it is unbelievable that the government has chosen to attack one of the most popular programs for seniors.
Cutting popular programs like Medicare Advantage is a no-no for most Democrats unless these cuts are a necessary stepping stone to achieving one of their ultimate goals: Medicare for All. It seems impossible. Democrats have been outspoken about their desire for a single-payer Medicare system for all types. Maybe Medicare Advantage and her 33 million customers are just collateral damage along the way.
Heritage Action wrote, “Biden is cutting Medicare Advantage benefits for 33 million Americans, but he’s hoping they won’t notice until after the November election.” Let’s take a look at how benefits for the elderly are being cut. ”
Biden is cutting Medicare Advantage benefits for 33 million Americans and hopes they won’t notice until after the November election.
Here’s how allowances for the elderly are being cut ⬇https://t.co/zdhtmRid1E
— Heritage Action (@Heritage_Action) April 2, 2024
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
