Since no one else wants to say it, I will: #Medicare is broken beyond funding. Ask someone who has to navigate the #DonutHole versus selecting a scam #AdvantagePlan (then navigate denials for meds and procedures).

But lawmakers don’t use Medicare. Not Scott (with proposed #sunsets), nor Sanders (with #MedicareForAll). They use Tricare. What do they know about the complexities #seniors and #disabled people navigate? If lawmakers actually used Medicare, they’d fix it.

https://wapo.st/40GLelc

Social Security, Medicare brawl awaits Washington, even if not this year

Biden and Republicans appeared to agree to leave the entitlement programs alone — in a break from past budget fights.

The Washington Post