¶ Overview
In 2025, Perry Johnson supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which the Congressional Budget Office estimated would trigger $500 billion in cuts to Medicare.
Perry Johnson also alluded to increasing the eligibility age of Medicare since Americans are living longer.
¶ Perry Johnson Supported The Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill, Which Would Trigger $500 Billion In Cuts To Medicare
¶ In 2025, Perry Johnson Supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” And Claimed It Was A Big Win For Michigan
Perry Johnson Supported Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” And Claimed It Was A “Big Win For Michigan Jobs, Families, And Freedoms.” According to Johnson’s Twitter, “The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is more than legislation—it’s a mandate from voters to get results. From cutting taxes to securing the border, this is a win for America and a big win for Michigan jobs, families, and freedoms! 🇺🇸”
[Twitter, @PJQualityGuru, 5/19/25]
¶ Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Would Trigger A $500 Billion Cut In Medicare Funding Between 2026 And 2034
HEADLINE: "Trump And GOP’s Tax Bill Would Force Cuts To Medicare, CBO Says" [Washington Post, 5/21/25]
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Sped Up The Timeline For When The Medicare Trust Fund Will Become Insolvent, And Without Additional Action, The Bill Would Trigger A $500 Billion Cut In Medicare Funding Between 2026 And 2034. According to Medicare Advocacy, “On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB). This sweeping legislation narrowly passed Congress through a special budget process (‘reconciliation’), which allowed it to pass the Senate with a simple majority vote rather than the usual 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. The law extends tax cuts that were first enacted in 2017 and funds other administration priorities. To help pay for these policies, it makes unprecedented cuts to critical safety-net programs that provide health care and other assistance. […] Even with these significant cuts, the Act is still projected to add at least $3.4 trillion to the national debt.[2] It also speeds up the timeline for when Medicare’s trust fund (which pays for hospital care) will become insolvent. If Congress takes no additional action, automatic spending cuts will be triggered, reducing Medicare funding by approximately $500 billion between 2026 and 2034.” [Medicare Advocacy, 7/24/25]
- Congressional Budget Office Estimated That The House Republican Reconciliation Bill Would Trigger Nearly $500 Billion In Cuts To Medicare. According to a letter the Congressional Budget Office sent to Rep. Brendan Boyle, "Today the Congressional Budget Office transmitted an estimate of the budgetary effects of the 2025 reconciliation bill, as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on May 18, 2025. 1 CBO has not yet completed estimates of the effects of interactions among the titles of the legislation. This letter responds to your questions concerning the sequestration (the cancellation of budgetary resources) in accordance with the Statutory Pay‑As‑You‑Go Act of 2010 (S-PAYGO) that would occur if an enacted bill raised deficits by $2.3 trillion over 10 years. Under S-PAYGO, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to maintain 5- and 10-year scorecards that it updates with the estimated cumulative changes in revenues and outlays generated by newly enacted legislation. […] The 4 percent maximum reduction in Medicare spending would apply to sequestration orders for years after 2026. If OMB ordered a sequestration of $230 billion for each year through 2034, the ordered reductions in Medicare spending would increase to about $75 billion in 2034 and would total roughly $490 billion over the 2027–2034 period." [Letter to Rep. Brendan Boyle – Congressional Budget Office, 5/20/25]
¶ Perry Johnson Alluded To Increasing The Medicare Eligibility Age Because Americans Are Living Longer
2023: Perry Johnson Alluded To Raising The Medicare Eligibility Age, Arguing The Program Could Not “Continue As Is” Because Americans Are Living Longer. According to Perry Johnson’s Campaign website, “We must start NOW to stabilize these programs by incentivizing work and immigration, and by recognizing the longevity of our younger population. No one below the age of 40 thinks they’ll ever see these programs — and they’re right if we don’t work together and do something to save them right now. The first problem is, when we started the programs, once you reached 65, you could expect to live another 13 years on average. That number is now 22 years. That’s a lot more social security to pay out, and health care bills to cover for Medicare. Now, factor in the massive increase In the cost of healthcare, and you can see why the system can’t continue as is.” [Perry Johnson, Issues, Archived 10/3/23]