Medicare
The Obama administration reported a significant deterioration in the financial outlook for Social Security on Monday, while stating that the financial condition of was stable but still unsustainable.
The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2033, three years sooner than projected last year, the administration said. And Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund will be depleted in 2024, the same as last year’s estimate, it said.
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Source: The New York Times
Social Security's Financial Health Worsens
Medicare
The Obama administration reported a significant deterioration in the financial outlook for Social Security on Monday, while stating that the financial condition of was stable but still unsustainable.
The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2033, three years sooner than projected last year, the administration said. And Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund will be depleted in 2024, the same as last year’s estimate, it said.
Read the full story: http://hcp.lv/I6Fx6b
Source: The New York Times
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