Fact check: Joe Biden claims that Medicare will not be cut

Social Security and Medicare provide a vital lifeline to millions of seniors.

Since they began working, Americans have contributed to them every paycheck.

So tonight, let’s all agree to stand up for seniors. Show them that you won’t reduce Social Security. We won’t cut Medicare.

However, Biden’s administration has moved to cut Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Part C, which is a public-private partnership in which Medicare pays private-sector health insurers a fixed payment. Breitbart News explained:

In the first plan, the Biden administration plans to claw back at least $4.7 billion from 2023 through 2032 by identifying and recovering alleged overpayments.

In the other, more drastic move, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said Medicare Advantage insurers could face an average 2.3 percent cut to baseline payments in 2024. This will result in a decrease of $3 billion for the Medicare Advantage sector.

Progressive Democrats also tried to shut down Medicare Advantage. Rep. Mark Pocan (D–WI) claimed that Medicare Advantage is a threat to traditional Medicare.

Biden’s move to axe Medicare Advantage has met swift backlash from Republicans such as House Republican Study Committee (RSC) Kevin Hern (R-OK), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), and others.

Michael McAdams, a member of House Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) team, said on Tuesday, “What @JoeBiden⁩ & Dems don’t want to tell you tonight…they are pushing an $8 billion cut to Medicare Advantage that will hurt 48% of seniors who depend on those plans.”