Medicare/Medicaid cuts pass in Senate

Vice President Dick Cheney cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate this morning, giving a 51-50 victory to supporters of a package of cuts targeting Medicare and Medicaid. The legislation trims $39.7 billion from the federal budget over the next five years. Under the new rules, home healthcare payments will be frozen at their current levels. Medicare rules will also be changed to make it harder for senior citizens to shield their assets from the government when they enter long-term care programs, a practice supporters of the legislation say is common.

- see this article from The New York Times
- see this article from The Washington Post

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