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Biden-Harris admin probe urged over Medicare premium offset plan before election
Rand Paul is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether the Biden-Harris administration violated the Hatch Act with a program to stabilize Medicare premiums that rose following the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Hatch Act prohibits political activity conducted in an official capacity.
"My colleagues and I are concerned that the Biden-Harris Administration is inappropriately using taxpayer funds to mask the defective Medicare Part D policies enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 (P.L. 117-169)," Paul wrote to Corey Amundson, the Chief of the Public Integrity Section at the DOJ. "Given the IRA’s central role in the Biden-Harris Administration’s presidential campaign, these concerns warrant additional investigation."
Paul noted that Medicare premiums significantly increased in 2023 following the IRA becoming law.
"Additionally, Medicare Part D premiums were expected to rise even higher this year when open enrollment begins in October," he wrote. "Yet, the Biden-Harris Administration very deliberately initiated a demonstration program to address rising costs for seniors only in an election year."
