I think SS and Medicare will stay strong, koan. Trump promised! Of course, congressional Republicans DO have other ideas, and Trump may have to deal to get other things, like that vital WALL..
forbes.com
...Some of the programs that could be targeted:Medicaid, important reforms in the way healthcare is delivered through Medicare, andservices funded through the Older AmericansAct such as Meals on Wheels, adult day,information assistance. And while Trumpvowed throughout his campaign to leave SocialSecurity and Medicare untouched, congressional Republicans have targeted both programsand it is not clear whether the new president would resist their efforts to cut benefits.
It is important to note that Trump carefully avoided identifying specific spending reductionsthroughout the campaign. He did back a House GOP plan to cap federal spending forMedicaid, a program that benefits very poor and very sick older adults and people withdisabilities, as well as low-income mothers and children. He promised to repeal the AffordableCare Act (ACA), called for unspecified cost savings in the Medicare drug program, andgenerally vowed to eliminate government waste. And he said he backs an old (never-enacted)congressional proposal to cut government spending by one percent a year, except for Medicare,Social Security, Medicaid, and defense.... |
