Medicare and Social Security Archives - Congresswoman Cheri Bustos

Protecting Medicare and Social Security

Medicare and Social Security are sacred trusts that we must protect.

Since 1965, Medicare has been a solemn promise to our nation’s seniors: if you work hard and pay your taxes, health care coverage will be there for you when you need it most. I will fight to keep that promise for both current and future generations.

To ensure Medicare’s long-term financial stability, I support the implementation of common sense reforms like switching to electronic medical records to lower costs and better coordinate services. I also think it’s long past time that we pass common sense reforms to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices to reduce costs for taxpayers and seniors.

Social Security is another vital safety net program that our seniors rely on. I believe that we need to make the expansion of Social Security a priority – even if it means asking millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share. Because of this commitment, I strongly oppose any effort to gamble Social Security on Wall Street through privatization or to allow any cuts to guaranteed benefits.

Our seniors have worked hard to retire with dignity and I will always stand up for them.

More on Medicare and Social Security

September 15, 2020

Michael A. Stobaugh

After getting conflicting information from SS agents regarding my full retirement benefits and your ineligibility for same, I contact Ms. Bustos to see if she could intervene and help me understand and correct the matter. Within two weeks I was contacted by her team member who requested more info and then set about getting an […]

July 13, 2020

Kathleen Vaughn

“I applied for Social Security Disability in February of 2016. After 2 denials, I wrote a letter to Rep. Bustos on 5-3-17. I was very frustrated with how slow the appeal process moved and was unable to keep up with my house payment and utility bills. I received a prompt reply from her Peoria office. […]

Press Release

February 24, 2020

ROUNDUP: BUSTOS VISITS EVERY COUNTY IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN ONE WEEK

Bustos Events Focus on Health Care, Veterans, Education, Local Economy Washington – Last week, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) visited all 14 counties across Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, traveled over 900 miles, held 18 events and meetings, and announced more than $25 million in federal funds for the region. “I always say we’re given two ears […]

Press Release

February 11, 2020

Bustos Response to President’s Budget

Administration Fails to Live Up to Promises to Protect Medicaid or Invest in Infrastructure $25 Billion Slashed from Federal Crop Insurance Program that Protects Farmers From Severe Weather and Price Drops Rural America sees Funding for Broadband, Health Clinics, Economic Development Gutted WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, […]