To pass the bill when Republicans take back the House in 2022 higher compromise Because the Democrats retained the Senate.
Both parties are now beginning to question which bills can pass through Congress relatively unscathed. Suggestions to Change Medicare It doesn’t seem to be included in these measures.
Federal programs are so popular that politicians will want to refrain from calling for changes heading into the 2024 election cycle.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) Last week Abolish Medicare, Social Security, US Navy From his 12-point Rescue America Plan, all federal laws sunset every 5 yearsScott said his plan was “not intended” to apply to the areas he excluded.
The proposal to cut Medicare and Social Security was one of President Biden’s toughest statements to Republicans in his State of the Union address, and was booed by Republican lawmakers in the crowd. Biden has tacitly accepted that these programs are out of consideration.
But lawmakers on the other end of the spectrum seem equally wary Pass potential changes to Medicare.
in an interview with NPRSenator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Work, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, wants a Medicare system for everyone “It won’t happen.”
“No Republican will support it. Half the Democrats won’t support it,” Sanders told the outlet.
in the meantime wide-ranging changes While enrolling in Medicare seems nearly impossible right now, you’ll need to renew to become a federal health care provider in the next few years to overcome rising costs.
The Congressional Budget Office released a report last week predicting the collapse of Medicare and Social Security over the next decade.As lawmakers withdraw Medicare’s more ambitious goals, plans to actually keep it seem one area The time is ripe for bipartisanship.
