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Christie’s claim that Medicaid spending has grown ‘over 800 percent’ in 25 years
Overhauling long-term entitlement programs has become a major talking point for Christie, and it is expected to his centerpiece of his potential presidential campaign. Christie recently unveiled his plan to make sweeping changes to government spending and structure of entitlement programs, especially long-term programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Such programs have grown out of proportion and taken up too much of the federal budget and debt, according to Christie….
Christie proposed to raise the eligibility age for Medicare and Social Security retirement age; change how cost of living adjustments are calculated; better manage recipients who have dual eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid; and restructure Social Security disability benefits. Read more…