Healthcare DIVE June 14, 2024
The House Budget Committee met Thursday and said they’d take action to restore Medicare’s financial footing, though the hearing was light on specifics.
Federal lawmakers say they’re aware the clock is ticking to address Medicare solvency, but have yet to arrive on a clear path forward.
During a hearing on federal entitlement programs on Thursday, members of the U.S. House Budget Committee on both sides of the aisle said they support acting soon to bolster the flagging finances of the mammoth insurance program, which provides health benefits for more than 67 million senior and disabled Americans.
“We’ve got to step up and do something about this. We’ve got to make some changes,” said Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan.
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