President Joe Biden proposed underfunding Medicare Advantage during the last few weeks of his administration, which could have disastrous effects for American seniors.
CLAIM: Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during a speech on Friday that former President Donald Trump has tried to cut Medicare “every year.”
VERDICT: False. Trump did not try to cut Medicare during his time in office; the Biden-Harris administration has cut Medicare Advantage, which a majority of Medicare beneficiaries use over traditional Medicare.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) on Monday demanded to know if Democrat Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell stands with President Joe Biden’s cuts to Medicare Advantage.
CLAIM: President Joe Biden claimed during the first presidential debate on Thursday that former President Donald Trump wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.
Donald Trump said that President Joe Biden’s cuts to Medicare Advantage, an increasingly popular program, are a “total betrayal of seniors.”
The Biden administration has finalized its move to slash Medicare Advantage as the 46th president has claimed former President Donald Trump seeks to slash entitlement programs.
Claim: President Joe Biden claimed during Thursday’s State of the Union address that he would stop “anyone” who tries to cut Medicare.
President Joe Biden’s administration moved to slash Medicare payments for home health agencies on Friday, a move opposed by both Republicans and Democrats.
President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it would cut Medicare Advantage, after the president has frequently claimed that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security.
A recent investigation by STAT News found that AI algorithms have influenced how Medicare insurers deny insurance to patients. In some cases, insurers cut off benefits for elderly patients because the AI says they should be better, ignoring what human doctors have to say about the patient’s condition.
Fact Check: President Joe Biden said on Thursday that “MAGA Republicans” want to gut entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
American Action Network (AAN), a nonprofit advocacy group with close ties to House Republican leadership, started an ad campaign on Friday to push Democrat House lawmakers to “stop [President] Joe Biden’s proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage benefits that would impact 30 million seniors.”
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) accused the Joe Biden administration of “hypocrisy” and “fearmongering” over claims that Republicans want to cut Medicare when the Biden administration has moved to cut Medicare Advantage.
Progressive Democrats introduced legislation to obstruct Medicare Advantage just as President Joe Biden moved to cut the popular entitlement program.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) railed against President Joe Biden’s proposed move to cut Medicare Advantage as the president continues to attack Republicans for allegedly wanting to cut Medicare and Social Security.
House Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement that President Joe Biden’s move to cut Medicare Advantage is the “first step” towards Medicare for All.
Trump’s executive order seeks to protect Medicare for older Americans and strengthen it by providing them with more choices.
Former Rep. John Delaney (D-MD) said Wednesday if Democrats run for eliminating private health insurance, they will lose the 2020 presidential election.
Humana CEO Bruce Broussard reversed his previous support for Medicare for All and said his company does not support a single-payer, government-run healthcare plan, according to a report released Sunday.
