That it is the sense of the Senate that—
all efforts to improve Medicare and Medicaid must support and build upon President Johnson’s vision “to assure the availability of and accessibility to the best healthcare to all Americans, regardless of age or geography or economic status”;
Medicare’s guaranteed benefit is a lifeline to millions of Americans and must remain intact for this and future generations;
Medicare should not be transformed into a voucher program, leaving seniors and people with disabilities vulnerable to higher out-of-pocket costs;
with the strong support of the Federal Government, Medicaid continues to serve as a safety net for vulnerable children, pregnant women, persons with disabilities, elderly who are poor and frail, and other low income adults; and
Medicaid should not be dismantled through block grants, per-capita caps, or by other policies that slash funding, shift cost to states, reduce benefits, and erode the safety net relied on by over 68,000,000 Americans.