Medicare Trustees Now Predict Medicare Insolvency in 2036, Five Years Later Than Last Year’s Prediction 

Medicare Trustees Now Predict Medicare Insolvency in 2036, Five Years Later Than Last Year’s Prediction 

Today, the Medicare Trustees released their latest report on the status of the Hospital Insurance (HI) and Supplemental Medicare Insurance (SMI) trust funds (fact sheet; press release). The Trustees release this report annually to provide an update on the projected financial status of the Medicare program. The report includes its finding from the last several years that Medicare faces long-term… (Testa, May 6, 2024) #Budget, #Costs, #Drug Pricing, #Hospitals, #Long-Term Care, #Medicare Advantage, #Medicare Part D, #Physicians, #Post-Acute Care, #Program Integrity