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Major Trust Funds Headed for Insolvency Within 11 Years
Read moreA number of important federal programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through...
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Analysis of the 2019 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Medicare Trustees have released their 2019 report, which makes projections for Medicare spending and revenue for the next 75 years. The Trustees...
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Analysis of the 2018 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Medicare Trustees have released their 2018 report on the financial status of Medicare. The report shows that Medicare spending will increase...
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American Health Care: Health Spending and the Federal Budget
Read moreThe United States spends more on health care than any other country in the world, and a large share of that spending comes from the federal government...
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Trustees' Report Confirms Medicare Cannot Be Ignored Much Longer
Read moreThough health care has been a hot topic in Washington this year, Medicare has been conspicuously absent from the debate despite being the largest...
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House Health Care Bill Would Accelerate Medicare Insolvency to 2023
Read moreDespite the fact that the AHCA would reduce deficits, it would prove fiscally harmful in one area: Medicare solvency.
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Three Trust Funds Face Insolvency in the Next Eight Years
Read moreWe have made clear that President Trump faces a challenging fiscal situation now that he has entered office. As we laid out, part of that situation...
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Medicare Trustees Show Need for Reform
Read moreThe Medicare Trustees released their latest report last week, along with the companion Social Security Trustees' report. The report estimates that...
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Medicare Trustees' Report Shows The Importance of Cost Control Vigilance
Read moreThere was plenty of focus on the Social Security Trustees' report yesterday, but the Medicare report, released at the same time, contains very...
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Trust Fund Deadlines Are Closing In
Read moreIn addition to updating budget projections, CBO's baseline also looks at the state of various government trust funds over the next ten years. Two of...
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Medicare Trustees Report Delivers Good News But Need for Reform Remains
Read moreWe have already released our analysis of the 2014 Social Security Trustees' report, which showed that the program's long-term finances are largely...