Healthcare DIVE May 7, 2024
Rebecca Pifer

The Medicare trustees’ new projection for insolvency is five years later than previous forecasts, but budget hawks warned action is still needed to shore up the insurance program’s finances.

Dive Brief:

  • A key trust fund underpinning the massive Medicare program has a new insolvency date: 2036, according to a new report from the Medicare trustees.
  • That’s five years later than the go-broke date in last year’s report, thanks to more workers being paid higher wages causing more revenue to flow into the trust fund’s coffers, along with lower spending on pricey hospital and home health services.
  • Still, looming insolvency absent action in Washington remains a serious source of concern for the longevity of Medicare, which covers almost 67 million...

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