During a Friday news conference on the national budget sequester, President Obama said that some Democrats will not touch the health care entitlement program for older Americans and those with disabilities. “And what I’ve said … is that I’m prepared to take on the problem where it exists, on entitlements, and do some things that [...]
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President Obama signals readiness to take on Medicare and entitlement spending.
May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Medicare Cuts: How beneficiaries will be affected by cuts under Obama’s plan.
Starting in fiscal year 2015, if Medicare spending exceeds the established target, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) — established by president Obama in 2010 — would send its cost reduction recommendations to Congress. By law, the secretary of health and human services is required to implement those recommendations unless Congress passes alternative cuts that [...]
