Health
Medicare Emerges as Target for Cuts to Offset Trump Tax Bill
One leading proposal is clamping down on private Medicare Advantage insurers to make it harder to game the federal subsidy system.
Photographer: John Moore/Getty ImagesSenate Republicans are considering cuts to Medicare spending to help pay for Donald Trump’s signature legislative package.
The GOP lawmakers are proceeding cautiously as they expand their search for savings to a popular health insurance program nearly all Americans rely upon in retirement, presenting the move as an effort to root out waste, fraud and abuse. That includes cutting payments to health insurance companies that run private Medicare plans.