Biden-Harris administration ‘failed’ repeatedly on health care: analysis

The Biden-Harris administration’s implementation of health care policies under the Affordable Care Act (IRA) resulted in a transfer of $266 billion from Medicare to green energy – leading to a 21.5% increase in Part D premiums and large reductions for existing plans – depending. to the Health Market and Policy Network review, led by Joe Grogan, a former assistant for domestic policy under the Trump administration.

The intervention of the system, including subsidies of $ 10 billion to insurers, is a temporary measure to hide the serious issues raised by these changes, the analysis sent to groups of health care on Monday said.

The review, which comes one day before the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump, also criticized the administration’s administration of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. allowing widespread theft and consuming billions. , while cuts and tougher rules have made it harder for seniors to get benefits.

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“With the presidential debate coming up and the fast pace of Election Day, health care policy will be heavily debated,” Grogan told Fox News Digital. “Because many in the mainstream media are eager to promote the Biden administration’s continuing narrative that only big government regulation and spending will make America healthy, the analysis The strength of the Biden-Harris record is important to help Americans understand the issues.”

“Our brief review reveals a litany of health care policy failures — shockingly flawed laws, counterproductive policies, and an administration that is more focused on regulation than on positive outcomes. health care,” he added.

The review also states that the Biden-Harris administration “suppressed medical opinion that contradicts their popular narratives and opposing scientists.”

By boosting subsidies and offering free plans to people above the poverty line, they have encouraged others to claim lower wages, the report said. As a result, nearly 5 million people are fraudulently registered, costing taxpayers $15 billion to $20 billion by 2024.

“Due to poor ACA marketers’ awareness, reports broke this year of ACA plans being switched and of thousands of other Americans being enrolled in ACA-backed plans, all without their knowledge or consent,” the report says.

The Biden-Harris administration’s changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans also reduced payments to insurers and made it more difficult for these plans to offer more benefits for seniors. New restrictions and lower payments could lead to higher costs for beneficiaries and fewer benefits such as dental and vision care, according to the report.

The administration also “led identity politics stronger than medical expertise,” according to the review, and in 2021, they offered more pay to doctors who made plans to focus on race in their care. They also require brain research groups to include different goals in their funding processes.

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In practice, critics say it is designed to protect The Biden-Harris administration Since the election collapse, the administration has once again used taxpayer money to hide an upcoming Medicare premium increase last month.

Under the IRA, which was intended to reduce out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries, insurers are in the process of raising monthly premiums, on average for Part D plans. to triple by 2025.

Americans are also dealing with rising prescription drug prices, which have risen nearly 40% in the past decade, easily outpacing inflation.

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In response to the potential voter backlash, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created a three-year “demonstration project” to fund these payments in August, with the goal of maintaining them. they are artificially low. However, despite the appearance of relief, some analysts say that taxpayers will support a large increase in subsidies – from $ 30 per recipient per month in 2024 to $ 142.70 in 2025 – to raise concerns about the long-term impact on government spending and debt.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not respond by press time.

FOX Business’ Megan Henney contributed to this report.