Maddow Blog-It's not just Medicaid: GOP eyes possible Medicare cuts in megabill

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The Republican plan was shaping up to be a political albatross. Putting Medicare funding on the table probably won’t help.

It’s not just Medicaid: GOP eyes possible Medicare cuts in megabill www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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But as the party tries to advance the legislation in the Senate and GOP leaders scramble to make their arithmetic work, the other part of Trump’s promise from February is suddenly in doubt, too. NBC News reported:

Looking at new ways to pay for their sprawling bill for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, Republicans are exploring ideas to slash ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ in Medicare, several senators said Thursday. And President Donald Trump has blessed the pursuit, they said.

.....At this point, some readers are probably thinking that this topic sounds vaguely familiar. After all, didn't The Washington Post already report recently on the GOP megabill and possible Medicare cuts?

The answer is yes, but the details matter. The Post highlighted the fact that the Republicans’ legislation would add so many trillions of dollars to the national debt that it might automatically trigger “sequestration” changes that would force massive Medicare cuts....

This week’s developments are qualitatively different: We’re not just talking about the possibility of Medicare cuts being triggered by automatic budget constraints; rather, Republican senators are making a deliberate choice to look for Medicare savings as a way to pay for the massive tax breaks the party is eager to deliver to the wealthy......

The far-right Republican plan was already shaping up to be a political albatross for its proponents. Putting Medicare funding on the table probably won’t help matters.

[flamingdem]

1. Articles from a few months back said Medicare would be cut

by making payments to doctors the same regardless of zipcode. So it would be a way of undermining service without directly cutting Medicare.

[karynnj]

2. If that's what they do I think it will mostly hurt blue states

because they are higher cost areas