As if the Biden campaign needed more to worry about after Thursday’s presidential debate, President Joe Biden’s move in April to cut Medicare Advantage benefits for seniors may come back to haunt him.
Medicare loomed large in the debate, in part because Biden gave one of the night’s most memorable lines on the topic. While appearing unable to articulate his views for nearly 30 seconds, he paused before stating, “We finally beat Medicare.”
As previously relayed by The Dallas Express, Democrats have been in full-on panic mode following Biden’s disastrous showing the in debate. The party appears split between those who want him to stay in the race and those who think he should announce he will not be seeking re-election.
If Biden remains the presumed Democratic candidate, he will face accusations from the Trump campaign about how he cut their welfare.
Here’s some of what Emma Colton reported about the issue for Fox News:
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, specifically, are private health insurance plans that contract with Medicare, and are used by more than 33 million Americans. The program mostly enrolls adults over the age of 65, but also offers benefits to people of all ages with disabilities. Traditional Medicare, conversely, is a federal health insurance program for adults over the age of 65, as well as younger individuals with disabilities.
The Biden administration in April finalized plans to cut MA benefits, which experts said could lead to an additional $33 a month for out-of-pocket costs, or $396 a year, for enrollees. Critics of the cuts said they would be especially devastating to seniors living on fixed incomes who are already coping with ongoing inflation issues.
Fox News Digital spoke to a former nurse, Republican New York congresswoman, and Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairwoman Ann Marie Buerkle, who said the cuts could prove devastating for the Biden administration, as the 46th president hits this election cycle’s fever pitch.
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