Latest Promises In 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