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Donald Trump knows nothing about Medicare, health care or Democrats: Talker
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Donald Trump knows nothing about Medicare, health care or Democrats: Talker

Author Topher Spiro explains why President Donald Trump's critique of "Medicare for All" is flawed.

President Donald Trump’s column attacking “Medicare for All” was filled with falsehoods to distract voters from the truth: He and his party are on a wildly unpopular mission to gut Medicare and protections for pre-existing conditions.

This year, House Republicans proposed to cut Medicare spending by $537 billion over the next 10 years. For many years, they have proposed to radically privatize Medicare into a voucher system, shifting costs to beneficiaries.

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Topher Spiro

Vice President, Health Policy; Senior Fellow

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