From Social Security Works (http://www.socialsecurityworks.org/):
Donald Trump and Jared Kushner set into motion a scheme to privatize Medicare, just a bit at a time, before they left the White House in disgrace.
Kushner set up, and Trump approved, a pilot program to allow Wall Street-backed startups and private insurance giants to take over portions of traditional Medicare―and people with Medicare might not be notified until it’s too late!
President Biden has the power to end this stealth Medicare privatization push. The White House needs to hear from us! Add your name today at https://actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-president-biden-end-donald-trumps-medicare-privatization-scheme to tell President Biden to cancel Trump’s Medicare privatization scheme!
Under the Trump/Kushner model, so-called Direct Contracting Entities (DCEs) are paid monthly by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to cover a specified portion of a patient’s medical care—a significant shift from traditional Medicare’s direct reimbursement of providers.
While President Biden continues to push Congress for action on lowering prescription drug prices and voting rights, this is something the Biden administration has the power to stop without needing approval from Senators Manchin or Sinema.
This insidious attack on Medicare allows these Direct Contracting Entities to insert themselves between doctors and patients, and use our Medicare dollars to pad their profits.
Seniors value traditional Medicare because it is simple, efficient, and universal. Right now, these changes are happening at a small scale, but the program is set to expand this year unless President Biden takes action to stop it.
Add your name: Tell President Biden to stop Trump’s Medicare time bomb!
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