Social Security
Republicans won't touch your Medicare benefits. But insolvency looms without changes.
Necessary changes to Social Security and Medicare are politically possible only if both parties agree to them. That happens only if Democrats stop weaponizing the programs to scare voters.
Chris SchlakUSA TODAY
Nov. 2, 2022Updated Nov. 3, 2022, 8:07 a.m. ET
What issues really drive Republican voters to the polls? Is it cutting Medicare? Is it abolishing Social Security?
Even if Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate next week, there's little credible evidence that they will reduce Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security benefits.