Nov 16, 2016 ... Trump, for example, has said he wouldn't cut Social Security and Medicare,  although Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has long pushed for privatizing both  programs. That may ultimately cut benefits. "We're not going to hurt the people  who have been paying into Social Security their whole life," Trump ...
3 days ago ... Budget analysts have seen it coming with all the subtlety of a freight train. As we  reported earlier this month, the damage begins with the so-called Paygo law (for “ pay as you go”), which requires Congress to offset any increase in the federal  deficit with spending cuts. The law limits Medicare cuts to 4% of its ...
On the whole — at least during the campaign — Trump has consistently said he's  against cutting benefits, while acknowledging that the system needs fixing: “Save  Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security without cuts. Have to do it. Get rid of the  fraud. Get rid of the waste and abuse, but save it. People have been paying it for  ...
May 22, 2017 ... Medicaid, food stamps, and disability benefits all get hit hard. ... It appears the  administration is counting on that growth both to pay for its spending in this  budget and to pay for its tax cuts, meaning the budget doesn't really add .... It's the  way that we ensure people don't literally starve to death due to poverty.
Sep 14, 2017 ... 156 million people. People with Medicaid would have more choices, but possibly  higher taxes. 74 million people. People currently with Medicare ... Doctors and  hospitals may have to take pay cuts, since the current Medicare program typically  pays them less than commercial insurers pay for the same ...
Says cuts to Medicare affect people who have already "paid in. We paid for it."