The politics of Medicare funding
CQ Budget, Episode No. 268
President Joe Biden’s accusation that Republicans are trying to cut Medicare triggered a counterattack by the GOP: that the Biden administration wants to cut benefits in Medicare Advantage plans. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman and Jessie Hellmann unpack the basis of those claims and the potential impact of new administrative rules for the privately run Medicare Advantage plans.
Show Notes:
- Insurers, Republicans square off with Biden on Medicare ‘cuts’
- Biden’s State of the Union turns into a rowdy back-and-forth
- Biden elevates Rick Scott as economic policy adversary
