Medicare financial outlook: what do trust fund solvency projections mean?

Medicare financial outlook: what do trust fund solvency projections mean?

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Insight on the issues (AARP Public Policy Institute)
Author(s):
Komisar, Harriet, author
Contributor(s):
AARP (Organization), issuing body.
Public Policy Institute (AARP (Organization)), issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, May 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Medicare -- economics
Medicare -- trends
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Nearly all Americans ages 65 and older, plus millions of younger people with long-term disabilities, rely on the Medicare program for health insurance. While Medicare trust fund estimates show that Medicare faces some financial challenges, the program is not "going broke" and does not need drastic changes to remain strong. As in the past, incremental adjustments can strengthen Medicare's trust fund solvency and enable the program to continue protecting the people who rely on it today and in the future.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (7 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101771699 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101771699