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US: Medicare to hit financial woes sooner - Politics - More politics - msnbc.com
This latest news provides additional support for reforming the programs so as to make them actuarily and financially sound.
Two of the government's most popular programs for the elderly, Medicare and Social Security, are set to run out of money sooner than projected a year ago, according to a government report on Friday that ratchets up pressure to find a long-term fix for the U.S. budget...
Their annual report said Medicare will exhaust its funds in 2024 rather than in 2029, reflecting rapidly rising health care costs. They said Social Security will exhaust its reserves in 2036, a year earlier than forecast a year ago.
US: Medicare to hit financial woes sooner - Politics - More politics - msnbc.com
This latest news provides additional support for reforming the programs so as to make them actuarily and financially sound.