In today’s edition of Jon Tester’s Obamacare lies, we highlight Tester’s 2009 remarks on the Senate floor where he promised that Medicare would get “stronger.”
SEN. TESTER: “The plain-as-dirt fact is it makes Medicare stronger.” (Tester Senate Floor Speech, 12/21/2009)
What Really Happened:
The Nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Obamacare Cuts $716 Billion From Medicare. (Congressional Budget Office, Letter To Speaker John Boehner, 7/24/12)
Democrats Financed Obamacare In Part “By An Estimated $206 Billion” In Medicare Advantage Cuts. “Consumers who choose Advantage plans are opting for managed care with benefits including lower out-of-pocket costs over the traditional government-run Medicare program for the elderly and disabled. Government payments have been under pressure since 2010, when the U.S. health expansion was financed in part by reducing spending on Advantage plans by an estimated $206 billion over a decade.” (Alex Wayne and Caroline Chen, “Humana, UnitedHealth Face About 3.6% Advantage Rate Cuts,” Bloomberg, 2/21/14)