Medicare, Cancer and the Tax Bill
Q: Is it true that under the GOP tax bill, Medicare will stop covering cancer treatment? A: No. Nothing about the tax bill would end cancer treatment benefits. Increased deficits […] The post Medicare, Cancer and the Tax Bill appeared first on FactCheck.org.
Q: Is it true that under the GOP tax bill, Medicare will stop covering cancer treatment?
A: No. Nothing about the tax bill would end cancer treatment benefits. Increased deficits could lead to Medicare spending cuts, however.
FULL QUESTION
There is a rumor floating around that the new tax bill has a hidden section included that will deny cancer treatment to patients on Medicare. Have you heard anything about it? It sounds absurd but so does so much else nowadays.
FULL ANSWER
Several readers have asked us some variation of this question. Like many rumors, it began with a nugget of truth and then took on a far-fetched life of its own.
There is no “hidden section” in the Republican tax bill that denies cancer treatment, or any
