Kathleen Sebelius

GOP Attacks On Medicare Cuts In Health Care Law Prove False, Says HHS

Brian Beutler | September 15, 2011, 12:07PM

Sec. of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

One of the most persistent GOP attacks on the new health care law is that its Medicare savings, including cuts to Medicare advantage overpayments, would cripple the program.

Not true.

"On average, Medicare Advantage premiums will go down next year and seniors will enjoy more free benefits and cheaper prescription drugs," says HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a statement.

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