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FILE - This Nov. 8, 2018 file photo shows a page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington. In 2022, 48% of Medicare beneficiaries were enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans instead of original Medicare, and experts predict the number will be higher in 2023. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and bundle Medicare benefits in a way many people find appealing — but they also limit care to network providers, often require preapproval to see specialists and can saddle beneficiaries with high out-of-pocket costs for serious conditions. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Medicare Advantage overbilling has cost taxpayers about $10 billion per year

By David Williams

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., listens during a news conference on the budget bill, Dec. 20, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Scott has amended a plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats repeatedly seized on it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Sen. Rick Scott amends ‘Rescue America’ plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare from chopping block

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Washington bickering sets up Social Security, Medicare for big cuts

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to reporters during a news conference following the Republican policy luncheon meeting on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Mitch McConnell distances GOP from Rick Scott’s ‘sunset’ plan in continuing friction

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden casts GOP as a threat to seniors’ benefits in stump-style speech

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden meets with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Biden hasn’t announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes of his likely bid should be on display when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden reverses his long history of supporting entitlement cuts

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - The Treasury Department is seen near sunset in Washington, Jan. 18, 2023. The national debt is at the core of a dispute about how to raise the government's legal borrowing authority, which could come to a head this summer if the government runs out of accounting maneuvers to keep paying its bills. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Lots of sound and fury on U.S. debt, but not a crisis — yet

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

In this April 10, 2019 file photo, a sign is shown during a news conference to reintroduce "Medicare for All" legislation, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, file)

Looming cuts to Medicare overshadowed by spending fight in Congress

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Illustration on Congrsssional price controls on prescription drugs and the resulting unfair benefits to bigger biotech companies by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Price controls in the Inflation Reduction Act will drive small biotechs out of business

By Karen Kerrigan

This Nov. 8, 2018 file photo shows a page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington. Millions of retirees are in the thick of Medicare open enrollment, which runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, but many find the process challenging. Some don’t understand the difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, many are overwhelmed by Medicare advertising, and only 4 in 10 people review their plan options each year, according to a recent report. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Uncovered audits show rampant overpayments in Medicare Advantage

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Medicare Providers Act by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden and Democrats are lying to Americans about Medicare cuts

By Rep. Michael Burgess

In this file photo, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2022. Mr. Scott, head of the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said on June 23, 2022, that he will vote against the bipartisan gun bill that has won the blessing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, putting more distance between the two powerbrokers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

Rick Scott on future of safety net programs: ‘We have got to start being honest with the public’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the Administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, poses for a photograph in her office, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Washington. With Medicare's open enrollment underway, health experts are warning older adults about an uptick in misleading marketing tactics that might lead some to sign up for Medicare Advantage plans that don't cover their doctors or prescriptions and drive up their out-of-pocket costs. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes

By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Manchin eyes bipartisan deal to stop Social Security going bankrupt, fix nation’s ‘crippling debt’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, en route to Florida. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

Biden tells Floridians that Republicans want to cancel their Social Security and Medicare

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden arrives to give treats to trick-or-treaters on the South Lawn of the White House, on Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden aims to drive GOP contrast in Florida 1 week out

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

Transformation and Reforms of Health Care Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

It takes real reforms to transform health care

By Seema Verma

Illustration on the Medicare Providers Act by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The Medicare Providers Act delays payment cuts for needed physician services

By Brian McNicoll

A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Social Security recipients expected to get big benefit boost

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

President Joe Biden walks with Bob Parant, Medicare beneficiary with Type 1 diabetes, as they arrive to speak at an event on health care costs, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden seizes on health care wins ahead of midterms, insists he made progress cutting costs

By Tom Howell Jr. and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times