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While Democrats continue to declare that Republicans want to cut Medicare, they hide the fact that they are the true threat. This coming October, Medicare Advantage plans will change a lot. Recent cuts in payments by President Biden will result in drastic cuts in services available to Seniors. They will also result in more doctors refusing to accept Medicare Advantage plans. Many doctors are already beginning to refuse to accept Medicare Advantage plans as a result of last year’s cuts. My wife just got notice one of her medical providers no longer accepts Medicare Advantage coverage. Medicare Advantage plans are paid for with Medicare funds but are administered by private companies which have lower overhead and a lot less waste. As a result, they can offer clients a lot more services than traditional Medicare administered by the government for the same amount of money. Many Seniors prefer them because they can get more services without having to pay more, however, with cuts in government payments, those companies can not offer a lot of the benefits previously provided. The goal of Democrats is to return many Seniors to government plans where the government can weed out those requiring expensive services by denying them services resulting in an early death or directing them to lower cost maintenance plans where the symptoms are treated but they are not cured. Their goal is to eventually merge it with a universal health care plan where a government panel could cut off treatment to those no longer felt worth the expense. Republicans on the other hand want to cut benefits to illegal immigrants and others who did not pay into the system or meet eligibility requirements to preserve the fund for Seniors who paid into the program and deserve to receive it.