There’s no doubt the president’s budget plan would whack away at federal spending on health care over the next 10 years, with an estimated $1.6 trillion reduction, including $451 billion less spent on Medicare and $920 billion less for Medicaid. (con’t)
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I interpret this to mean a reduction in planned spending increases rather than a reduction in an absolute amount.
This makes sense because Trump’s policies will reduce the growth of healthcare costs.
You are exactly correct. There are no cuts just reductions in increases and elimination of inefficiencies.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/press-briefing-acting-omb-director-russ-vought/