President-elect Donald Trump campaigned, in part, on opposition to cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits. Does that mean Republicans should set aside plans for reforming Medicare? Not necessarily.
Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans in the House have been pushing for several years for changes in Medicare that would improve the efficiency of the program. If done right, their reforms would reduce premiums for Medicare beneficiaries and lower costs for the federal government too, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
