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GAO calling on president to nix $8B Medicare bonus program

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    Wyoming Senator John Barrasso reacts

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Accountability office delivering another look at the White House this time on Medicare and a nonpartisan group calling the Nixon administrations eight billion -- -- Medicare bonus program.

That it -- a costly ways Republicans deem it a political ploy it including Wyoming senator John.

Soccer.

As well on.

You use suspect something years senator one.

Well I really do -- and federal inspectors -- -- exactly the same thing this is the administration has been caught.

Trying to cover up how bad the impact of the health care law is gonna be on our seniors by moving eight billion dollars for a slush fund.

Into a program so that seniors won't notice until after the election how badly their Medicare Advantage program is going to be hit.

Paul Ryan is Stan -- in for what he supposedly is doing.

To Medicare which is -- -- the -- here -- wanna go after him on that that's fine.

They just don't seem to practice at the other way around I mean this is simple math you can look at what is is coming down the pike here but no one in the -- -- Well you know I practiced medicine for 25 years taking care the people of Wyoming.

Medicare Advantage is a program that one out of four people on Medicare.

Join into because there -- advantages that coordinated care preventive care things like eyeglasses in -- rates.

The -- did that help.

People there hearing -- so.

All of those things are helpful to people that's why so many people sign up for but remember the president said if you like what you have.

You can keep it and now we know that many of those people in Medicare Advantage or not going to be able to keep it.

And especially today when the that of the Medicare trustees come out and talk about the dire situation.

For Medicare.

The president took 500 billion dollars away from -- seniors on Medicare to start a whole new government program.

Four other people and now they're trying to cover up the damage being done to Medicare.

-- this eight billion dollar effort.

Senator thank you very -- much.

Thank you -- well speaking of.

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