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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GOP Senator's Medicare Cut Gaffe Sparks Social Media Outrage
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) made a slip of the tongue during a CNBC interview Tuesday that has many people on social media wondering if he just said the quiet part out loud. It happened after host Rebecca Quick asked the Louisiana Republican and former physician how his party planned to pay for the trillion-dollar tax cuts President Donald Trump desires. After Quick noted that the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the cuts would also cut revenue by as much as $11.2 trillion over the next decade, Cassidy insisted that the president doesn't want to touch Medicare and Medicaid. 'What he means is not don't go after things which was inappropriate spending. He's saying, don't cut benefits to beneficiaries,' he said, before suggesting those programs need to be analyzed with an approach similar to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. 'Let's bring that approach not to just what DOGE is doing, discretionary spending, but let's look at Medicare.' Then he made an inconvenient slip of the tongue when he rhetorically asked, 'Is there some way that we can cut Medicare so that it's, excuse me, reform Medicare so the benefits stay the same, but that its less expensive, more efficient?' He added, 'I would say that there is, and that's where our opportunity lies.' Here's the exchange: A spokesman for the senator insisted to HuffPost that 'Cassidy wants to eliminate inefficiencies in Medicare and Medicaid Advantage,' but 'as a doctor, his focus is improving health outcomes, which is why he unequivocally opposes benefit cuts.' It's possible that Cassidy intended to say 'reform' from the beginning, but many people on social media thought he actually made a gaffe, the term used when a politician accidentally tells the truth. In addition, many of Cassidy's fellow party members seem quite OK with making drastic cuts to programs like Medicare and Medicaid. As a result, many people accused Cassidy of saying the quiet part out loud, including two of his Senate colleagues. Others also chimed in with their suspicions. Social Media Reacts To Trump Nominating Dr. Oz To Run Medicare
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
GOP Senator's Medicare Cut Gaffe Sparks Social Media Outrage
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) made a slip of the tongue during a CNBC interview Tuesday that has many people on social media wondering if he just said the quiet part out loud. It happened after host Rebecca Quick asked the Louisiana Republican and former physician how his party planned to pay for the trillion-dollar tax cuts President Donald Trump desires. After Quick noted that the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget says the cuts would also cut revenue by as much as $11.2 trillion over the next decade, Cassidy insisted that the president doesn't want to touch Medicare and Medicaid. 'What he means is not don't go after things which was inappropriate spending. He's saying, don't cut benefits to beneficiaries,' he said, before suggesting those programs need to be analyzed with an approach similar to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. 'Let's bring that approach not to just what DOGE is doing, discretionary spending, but let's look at Medicare.' Then he made an inconvenient slip of the tongue when he rhetorically asked, 'Is there some way that we can cut Medicare so that it's, excuse me, reform Medicare so the benefits stay the same, but that its less expensive, more efficient?' He added, 'I would say that there is, and that's where our opportunity lies.' Here's the exchange: Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare." — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 1, 2025 A spokesman for the senator insisted to HuffPost that 'Cassidy wants to eliminate inefficiencies in Medicare and Medicaid Advantage,' but 'as a doctor, his focus is improving health outcomes, which is why he unequivocally opposes benefit cuts.' It's possible that Cassidy intended to say 'reform' from the beginning, but many people on social media thought he actually made a gaffe, the term used when a politician accidentally tells the truth. In addition, many of Cassidy's fellow party members seem quite OK with making drastic cuts to programs like Medicare and Medicaid. As a result, many people accused Cassidy of saying the quiet part out loud, including two of his Senate colleagues. Well, Republicans finally told the coming for coming for Social Security. And they're coming for Medicare. — Katherine Clark (@WhipKClark) April 1, 2025 Ope, a little Freudian slip? — Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) April 1, 2025 Others also chimed in with their suspicions. Oooops! It's ok Bill, we all know. We know what your up to. — Denison Barb (@DenisonBarbs) April 1, 2025 Just know, whenever they talk about reforming Medicare—they mean cutting it. This slip is just Cassidy saying the quiet part out loud. — Timothy Bellman (@Timothy_Bellman) April 1, 2025 oopsies!Bill forgot to put on his makeup! — Atticus Stryker (@TAFORU) April 1, 2025 look at the little smirk after he corrects himself. oopsie — Chris (@Cpolicy_) April 1, 2025 Social Media Reacts To Trump Nominating Dr. Oz To Run Medicare
Associated Press
04-03-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
Nation's Kidney Community Calls for Urgent Policy Action During National Kidney Month to Improve Kidney Care
Kidney Care Partners (KCP) – the nation's largest non-profit, non-partisan kidney care coalition dedicated to protecting access to care and comprised of more than 30 organizations, including patients, dialysis professionals, physicians, nurses, researchers, therapeutic innovators, transplant coordinators, and manufacturers – in recognition of National Kidney Month is highlighting its 2025 policy priorities to address longstanding systemic challenges to ensure access to high-quality kidney care for the nearly 40 million Americans living with kidney disease. 'Given the new Congress, new administration and urgent kidney care needs, we recognize this is a unique moment to tackle some of the challenges our broader community continues to face,' said Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, MBA, Chair of Kidney Care Partners. 'We are calling on policymakers to join us and implement meaningful and measurable solutions to improve care innovation, expand access to care and protect patient choice.' Key areas where KCP is calling for solutions include: 1. Restoring Patient Coverage Choice: Congress should introduce and pass legislation to restore the public-private partnership intended to support our nation's dialysis infrastructure by helping to maintain patient choice and protect access to essential care. 2. Incentivize ESRD Care Innovations: The current limited 'transitional period' for new technologies is stifling innovation in kidney care. By addressing gaps with the current adjustments and improving collaboration between policymakers and innovators in both the traditional Medicare and Medicaid Advantage programs, we can help ensure that life-saving advancements reach patients and that continued investment is incentivized in this space. 3. Fixing Medicare's ESRD Prospective Payment System (PPS): Dialysis providers are being hit especially hard by ongoing workforce challenges. This issue is only exacerbated by outdated payment forecasting errors. Correcting these errors and ensuring adequate reimbursement will allow dialysis providers to help stabilize their workforce while also improving patient access to life-sustaining dialysis treatment. 'National Kidney Month is rightfully a time to raise awareness of kidney disease and encourage disease screening for at-risk populations, but it is also time for policymakers to take meaningful action to support our broader kidney community,' concluded Krishnan. 'We look forward to partnering with those willing to address and improve care for the long term.' Sarah Feagan 616-560-2059
