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(156,185 posts) Thu Jun 5, 2025, 07:53 PM Jun 5

Senate GOP eyes Medicare cuts with Trump's blessing [View all]

Source: Axios

5 hours ago

President Trump gave Republican senators a green light to explore ways to save money on Medicare during a meeting at the White House, senators said Thursday.

Why it matters: Changes to save money on Medicaid have already proven contentious with some Republicans. Medicare could open a new can of worms.

"The president is willing to eliminate any waste, fraud and abuse anywhere," Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) told Axios about the White House meeting Wednesday night that he attended, "which opens up Medicare, as well," he added.
"What the president made clear is he does not want to see any cuts to beneficiaries, but to go after... the waste, fraud and abuse," said Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), clarifying that Trump opened up Medicare as an option at the meeting.
Politico first reported on the Medicare discussions.

What to watch: One possibility being floated is a bill from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), which would get savings from the Medicare Advantage program.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/06/05/senate-republicans-medicare-trump-budget

Medicare cuts. Medicaid cuts were a given.

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Senate GOP eyes Medicare cuts with Trump's blessing [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 5 OP

Buy futures of tar and feathers. usonian Jun 5 #1

Project 2025 dweller Jun 5 #2

Waste, fraud and abuse SARose Jun 5 #3

Great minds think alike. sinkingfeeling Jun 5 #5

Don't you love "TSF is willing to eliminate any waste, fraud and abuse anywhere", while he wastes $45 + million on sinkingfeeling Jun 5 #4

Not to mention golf trips SARose Jun 5 #7

Not to mention all the millions it will cost to repair the slightlv Jun 5 #15

GQP are weak..... Lovie777 Jun 5 #6

we live in a retiremment community that's heavily republican mike_c Jun 5 #8

If they REALLY wanted to eliminate Medicare waste, fraud and abuse, they'd abolish Medicare Advantage. CousinIT Jun 5 #9

lol, they already cut Medicare gab13by13 Jun 5 #10

Any planned cuts will have long fuse Born Free Jun 5 #11

I remember repukes saying they weren't going to touch medicare/medicaid sakabatou Jun 5 #12

Much of the waste and fraud is with the Advantage program. Lonestarblue Jun 5 #13

If I had a dollar for every time someone in this regime has used "waste and fraud" as an excuse to justify all the shit Karasu Jun 5 #14

Or the phrase "National Security" when trying to justify all the shit they DON'T want to do! slightlv Jun 5 #16

Same excuse that they used to destroy the government and now they are taking aim at Medicare and then Social Security. cstanleytech Jun 5 #17

It's more than time for Congress critters to enjoy the healthcare and SS savings plan of the normals. Hope22 Jun 6 #18