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The bill that was recently passed has massive cuts to medicare and medicaid

Medicare too? I heard a lot about Medicaid being cut, but very little about Medicare.

Can you point me to some specifics about the cuts to Medicare?

(Going on it in less than two years, so I want to know.)

Yes, Medicare too. Unless Congress intervenes, Medicare providers will see about a 4% cut every year starting next October. The new law's deficit boost triggers automatic sequestration cuts across the board each year for ten years.

Total 10 year cut: $~490 billion

Source: https://prospect.org/politics/2025-07-03-republicans-cutting...

The source is clearly biased (sorry), but I believe it's accurate on the numbers.

Interestingly my representative just sent me a message assuring me that both were protected in the bill. Which proves my point, you don't touch them, or if you do you ensure it looks like you didn't.

Well, based on unbiased information out there (like GAO for example) your representative is clearly lying. Maybe you consider voting for someone other than your representative…

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