Rep. Levin Issues Statement on Medicare Trustees Report

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Sander Levin, D-Michigan, ranking member on the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement on the Medicare Trustees report:

"Today's report shows the financial future of the Medicare program deteriorating under President Trump, including through his efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act, which has helped to improve Medicare's solvency.

"In addition, the Trustees report again highlights the failure by the Republican Congress and the Administration to meaningfully address prescription drug costs, which have contributed to continued increases in Part B and Part D spending well in excess of inflation.

"We need to protect Medicare for senior citizens today, as well as for those who will need it in the future."