When Donald Trump ran for a second presidential term, he promised he wouldn't make any Medicare cuts. He reiterated his commitment after returning to the Oval Office, recently telling Fox News host Sean Hannity that Medicare is not "going to be touched.

An executive order by Trump rolled back some efforts by the Biden administration to control Medicare costs but it didn't change drug price caps.

Wall Street expected President Donald Trump to go easier on Medicare Advantage insurers than his predecessor. That's not happening in several key lawsuits.

Donald Trump's address to Congress was worse than some thought it would be, according to one former Republican consultant. "Dear God, that was worse than even I expected," said Rick Wilson, who helped found the anti-Trump Lincoln Project,

The president did not mention the health care program during his speech to Congress, amid fears it will be victim to GOP spending cuts.

The meeting represented the outpouring of weeks of building tensions between the head of DOGE and President Donald Trump’s top political officials.

Trump has said there should be no benefits cuts for Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, the three largest social safety net programs. In the 2024 fiscal year, they accounted for some $3.2 trillion of the country's $6.75 trillion in total spending.

Green has long been a critic of Trump, pushing for his impeachment multiple times. Trump was impeached twice during his first term by the Democrat