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Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending

  • Written by Dennis W. Jansen, Professor of Economics and Director of the Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University
Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spendingThe number of Americans covered by Medicare is growing.OR Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s 2024 proposed budget includes plans to shore up the finances of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers Americans who are 65 and up and some younger people with disabilities.

His administration aims to...

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