“If anyone here tries to cut … Medicare … I will stop you.” That was President Biden’spromise to a joint session of Congress during last week’s State of the Union address.
Some may find such tough talk reassuring. But Biden’s refusal to even acknowledge Medicare’s dire fiscal situation — much less chart a course for the program’s future — isn’t encouraging.
Whoever takes the White House this fall will need a plan for rescuing the health entitlement for seniors from financial calamity. What this moment demands are practical solutions to the problems facing Medicare — of which there is no shortage.
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Medicare Is Now Unaffordable
Sally C. Pipes
“If anyone here tries to cut … Medicare … I will stop you.” That was President Biden’s promise to a joint session of Congress during last week’s State of the Union address.
Some may find such tough talk reassuring. But Biden’s refusal to even acknowledge Medicare’s dire fiscal situation — much less chart a course for the program’s future — isn’t encouraging.
Whoever takes the White House this fall will need a plan for rescuing the health entitlement for seniors from financial calamity. What this moment demands are practical solutions to the problems facing Medicare — of which there is no shortage.
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Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.