California Healthline February 22, 2023
Madison Czopek, PolitiFact and Yacob Reyes, PolitiFact

“It’s President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in a tweet on February 6, 2023

More than 60 million people rely on Medicare for health coverage, and raising the alarm about potential cuts to the program is a perennial talking point among both Republicans and Democrats.

On Feb. 6, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) took a swing at President Joe Biden on Twitter after Biden tweeted that House Republicans were threatening to cut Social Security and Medicare.

“It’s President Biden who is proposing to cut Medicare Advantage, a program used by almost 4 in 10 Arkansas seniors,” Cotton wrote.

It wasn’t clear from Cotton’s tweet which Biden proposal...

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