Vern Buchanan Hits Obamacare for Gutting Medicare

From his seat on the U.S. House Ways and Means Committees Health Subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., took aim at President Barack Obamas signature health-care law on Thursday.

Buchanan noted that the health-care law led to cuts to Medicare Advantage which impacted 54,000 seniors in his district and 1.4 million over that in Florida. Buchanan said the medical community was very disillusioned with these cuts, noting they were losing patients and being consolidated by hospitals.

Im very concerned about these cuts and the impact it will have on our seniors, Buchanan said, noting that the program is losing $300 billion over the next 10 years.

In hearings on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Buchanan demanded to know if Medicare Advantage was being cut due to Obama's health-care law.