Rep. David Schweikert Mindlessly Gives Democrats Ammo To Attack GOP On Medicare |
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Rep. David Schweikert Mindlessly Gives Democrats Ammo To Attack GOP On Medicare
In opening Republicans up to a line of political attack on Medicare, Schweikert just made the task of the GOP retaining control of Congress more difficult.
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With friends like these, who needs enemies? That’s perhaps the most charitable way to describe a report released by the Joint Economic Committee regarding Medicare Advantage last week.
Lest readers make the same mistake that multiple reporters did last week, the “joint” in the JEC’s name means the committee is bicameral — i.e., composed of members of the House and Senate — not bipartisan. Last week’s report was released solely by JEC’s Republican staff, supervised by Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., a fact that makes it all the more inexplicable.
As a former JEC staffer myself, I am still stunned that the committee’s Republican staff not only put out a paper that endorsed highly questionable policy but also gave Democrats ammunition to attack Republicans in the process of doing so. “Stupid” isn’t too harsh a word for it; Rahm Emanuel might even use more colorful language.
The report analyzed the extent to which private Medicare Advantage plans that provide benefits to seniors receive greater payments than traditional Medicare. On the substance, some Medicare Advantage insurers certainly do abuse the system.
For instance, a 2024 Wall Street Journal investigation examined the ways........