Dems’ Medicare denialism, red states rising and other commentary
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Source: New York Post
Published: 2026-04-13 07:17 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Health, Financial Markets, Tax & Budget, Sexual Violence, Fraud & Corruption, US Politics, Crime & Justice
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“The Trump Administration is considering automatically enrolling Medicare beneficiaries in private insurance plans — a k a Medicare Advantage — as a default,” cheer The Wall Street Journal’s editors, as this “may be the single most effective way to reduce Medicare waste, fraud and abuse.” Democrats falsely claim “Medicare Advantage is wasting money”; in fact, Congress created the program “to improve care for seniors and restrain spending”: “Insurers use savings from reducing waste to lower patient costs and offer supplemental
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