The financial health of Social Security and Medicare, two of the nation’s most crucial safety net programs, improved this ...
But both programs are still on pace to run dry next decade. The 2024 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports, however, did offer a glimmer of good news for Social Security and a jolt of good ...
Dire new budget projections and high-stakes policy deadlines mean lawmakers may be forced to take up the issue — or face the consequences of inaction.
This week's news from the Social Security and Medicare trustees ought to underscore ... likely ensures devastating tax increases in the next decade and beyond. "Congress should tackle these ...
Social Security and Medicare are both set to face insolvency within the next decade if no changes are made to the programs’ benefits or funding structures, federal actuaries predict. November ...
Stronger-than-expected economic growth last year drove improvements to the fiscal health of the trust funds that finance Medicare ... Social Security and disability trust funds solvent for the ...
Federal officials said they expect Social Security will deplete its combined reserves and run out of money to fully pay ...
The latest annual report from the Social Security Board of Trustees found that the program will only be able to pay out full benefits for the next ... extend Medicare solvency by a decade, with ...