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Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna
stated on February 20, 2025 a TikTok video:
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.”
Half-True
By Suz Redfearn • March 18, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 14, 2025 social media posts:
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 18, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 23, 2025 a Facebook post:
President Donald Trump "just reversed all the cost caps Biden negotiated for anyone on Medicare or Medicaid."
False
By Caleb McCullough • January 23, 2025
WinSenate
WinSenate
stated on October 24, 2024 a Facebook ad:
“Kari Lake is threatening Social Security and Medicare.”
Half-True
By Mia Osmonbekov • November 4, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 18, 2024 TV debate:
Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2024
United Auto Workers
United Auto Workers
stated on October 23, 2024 a Meta ad:
Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “wants to cut Medicare and Social Security.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 24, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2024 an ad:
Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024
Bob Casey
Bob Casey
stated on October 10, 2024 a TV ad:
To pay for extending the Trump tax cuts, Dave McCormick has “made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security, and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • October 22, 2024
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
stated on August 13, 2024 an ad:
“Sam Brown publicly supported forcing massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare and was caught on tape saying he admires the plan to phase out Social Security and Medicare in five years.”
Mostly False
By Seth A. Richardson • September 24, 2024
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
stated on September 6, 2024 a Facebook ad:
“Tim Sheehy told us his health care plan: ‘We need to return health care to pure privatization.’ That would eliminate Medicare.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2024
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on August 16, 2024 a blog post:
Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s vote for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act was a vote to “cut Medicare benefits for seniors.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • August 28, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2024 a speech at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:
“Vice President, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”
False
By Jacob Gardenswartz • August 15, 2024
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 30, 2024 a rally in Atlanta:
Donald Trump “intends to cut” Medicare.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 18, 2024 una publicación en Facebook:
"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".
False
By Maria Briceño • April 25, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 9, 2024 an interview with Univision:
Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 18, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 19, 2024 a speech:
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 his State of the Union address:
“We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 1, 2024 Facebook post:
“Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • February 23, 2024
Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on January 10, 2024 TV ad:
“Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.”
Mostly False
By Hope Karnopp • January 19, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2024 a speech:
Nikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • January 8, 2024
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Latest promises about Medicare

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Leave Social Security and Medicare unchanged
No direct benefit cuts to Social Security and Medicare, but some changes could have impacts | February 19, 2026
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Allow import of prescription drugs from other countries
Biden FDA approves Florida request to import drugs from Canada, but state didn’t act | December 6, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Repeal law barring Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices
Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act will allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices | August 10, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Make no cuts to Medicare
Democrats say latest Trump budget cuts Medicare, but it’s not that simple | March 20, 2019
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Require that health plans utilize disease management programs
Health care law expands requirements for disease management | January 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Provide easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans
Drug plans are easier to compare | December 5, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Amend the Medicare “homebound” rule to allow some travel without loss of benefits
Obama administration hasn’t changed Medicare’s ‘homebound’ rule | November 30, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Allow Medicare to negotiate for cheaper drug prices
Action unlikely before end of administration | April 25, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Create a National Commission on People with Disabilities, Employment, and Social Security
No commission on the horizon | January 14, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Eliminate the higher subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans
Health care law eliminates extra payments for Medicare Advantage | April 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Close the “doughnut hole” in Medicare prescription drug plan
Health care bill will gobble up doughnut hole — eventually | March 26, 2010
Latest promises about Medicare