Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare
As election day approaches, The Senior Citizens League brings you this guide to the candidates’ positions on Medicare. Here’s where our information comes from:
Hillary Clinton’s website briefly summarizes her views on Medicare, and the chart below also draws from the 2016 Democratic Party Platform. Although Donald Trump announced plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, his website does not contain any details of his plans for Medicare. The comparisons in the following chart are drawn from the 2016 Republican Party Platform. In addition, many policy experts believe that the House Republicans healthcare plan contains the best glimpse at what the GOP envision, for Medicare.
Where The Candidates Stand On Medicare
* TSCL positions are strongly determined through extensive surveys of politically-active Americans 62 and up. Watch for announcements of new TSCL surveys or visit www.SeniorsLeague.org.
