By Glenn Kessler Glenn Kessler The Fact Checker Email Bio Follow March 15 at 3:00 AM “It is unbelievable the Trump budget calls for $1.5 trillion cut in Medicaid, $850 billion cut in Medicare.”“$800 billion in Medicare cuts and this is, as we know, after the president has said over and over again he wouldn’t cut Medicare and yet that’s in his budget.”“The American people have now seen what Democrats in Congress plan to do with seniors’ health care.
Now let’s fast-forward to the Trump budget proposal, unveiled Monday. Democrats have claimed he wants to cut $800 billion to $850 billion. Again, that’s a figure based on the difference over 10 years between the baseline estimate for anticipated spending and the Trump budget. To be precise, the difference is $845 billion.
Depending on how you do the math, that brings the “cuts” down to $515 billion to $575 billion between 2020 and 2029 — figures that include the proposed reductions in the two programs being reclassified. “That’s an expansion of an Obama proposal,” he said, pointing to a $131 billion item to charge the same rate for office visits whether a doctor works at a hospital or elsewhere.
When Obama was under attack in 2012 by Romney for his efforts to rein in Medicare spending, he declared in his weekly radio address: “I’ve proposed reforms that will save Medicare money by getting rid of wasteful spending in the health-care system and reining in insurance companies — reforms that won’t touch your guaranteed Medicare benefits.”
His office also said the circumstances are different now, as Trump would not be using savings from providers to expand health care.
Trump said he would not cut Medicare or SS. I don’t care who benefits or is harmed- he lied!
This budget for ww3 everyone knowns it.
so sick of the spin - our reps just need to give us the facts. we aren't stupid.
Why is Glenn the worst? MattBruenig
OpEds are NOT NEWS. REPEAT: Just because WaPo allows hacks to type 'analyses' doesn't make it news.
Absolute crap analysis. Stick to facts. He promised voters he would not cut these programs and now he is, by the billions! (Conveniently offsets his tax giveaway to the rich.)
Hot shit take served up by the Washington Post
Gosh he looks angry and twisted all the time.
Free Market vs Government Health Care Medical insurance especially when government sponsored exasperated by the tax fundered high costs. Laser Eye Surgery not covered; capitalism success and much lower cost compared to insurance covered laser surgeries!
Spinning numbers is what a shady accountant does. Looking at cuts to social programs and then accurately calling attention to them is not “spin.”
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