The unyielding language also signaled his desire to quash quickly any renewed debate over Medicare at a time when he is traveling around the country trying to gather public support for his plan to dramatically revamp Social Security. Of the total 1.7 trillion in new spending, nearly 360 billion (21 of the total) is spent on health insurance benefits for Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare. Consumer Action joined a coalition of over 40 advocates in calling on Congress to reject. But beneficiaries with higher incomes pay additional amounts up to 504.90 for those with the highest incomes. Higher Premiums For Higher In 2021, most Medicare Part B enrollees pay 148.50/month in premiums. Resolution Demanding Hands Off Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid WHEREAS substantial cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security appear certain. Through more than four years in the White House, Bush has never vetoed any bill. In the words of that Tea Party lady, Speaker Ryan keep your hands off my Medicare. “I signed Medicare reform proudly, and any attempt to limit the choices of our seniors and to take away their prescription drug coverage under Medicare will meet my veto,” Bush said at a ceremony marking the installation of Mike Leavitt as his new secretary of health and human services.įor Bush, the forceful statement represented a rare invocation of the presidential veto as a weapon in a legislative fight with a Republican Congress.

WASHINGTON – President Bush warned Congress on Friday not to reopen the landmark Medicare legislation that he pushed through in his first term and threatened to veto any measures scaling back its benefits even as new financial forecasts show the cost soaring over the next decade.

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