Watch: Checking in on the Medicare & Social Security Trust Funds – May 2024

Note: Read the event recap blog HERE.

As the Trustees regularly warn, Social Security and Medicare are on a path to insolvency. Policymakers should be mindful of those warnings and act to sustain these important programs sooner rather than later.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event that explored the trust funds' status. We heard from a panel of policy experts on potential policy options to extend their solvency, and the panelists took audience questions as well.

You can view a recording of event here or below. You can also view the slide deck used in the presentation here.

Introduction

Marc Goldwein, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Expert Panel

Michael Chernew, Harvard Medical School

Andrea Ducas, Center for American Progress

Jason Fichtner, Bipartiasan Policy Center

Laura Haltzel, Former Congressional Research Service

Moderating: Marc Goldwein, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget