{"id":20765,"date":"2015-05-16T19:08:27","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T23:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/?p=20765"},"modified":"2015-05-16T22:34:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-17T02:34:28","slug":"u-s-senate-reject-medicare-cuts-and-reject-fast-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssgreenberg.name\/PoliticsBlog\/2015\/05\/16\/u-s-senate-reject-medicare-cuts-and-reject-fast-track\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senate: Reject Medicare cuts and reject Fast Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Democracy For America<\/em> has the petition U.S. Senate: Reject Medicare cuts and reject Fast Track<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nThere’s a big — brand new — attack on Medicare that’s just been added in the Senate to the Fast Track bill for the TPP. The bill would cut a whopping $700 million from Medicare, hurting seniors who need access to health care.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have received several emails about this. The best I can do to find out what these emails are talking about is the article in The Hill<\/em>, Healthcare groups object to Medicare cuts in trade bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nLeading healthcare provider groups are objecting to Medicare cuts being used to help pay for a new House Republican trade bill. <\/p>\n

The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) bill helps workers displaced by trade and provides a tax credit to help pay for health insurance. It was rolled out in addition to a proposal to give President Obama \u201cfast-track\u201d authority on trade. <\/p>\n

The healthcare providers object to the TAA bill including a 0.25 percent cut in Medicare payments in fiscal year 2024, which amounts to a $700 million cut, according to the Congressional Budget Office.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the breathless prose in the email that I received from Democracy for America<\/em>.<\/p>\n