If current spending trends continue, Medicare will be insolvent by 2028, according to the Medicare Trustees Report released Wednesday.
By the end of this decade, both Medicare and Social Security will be doling out more in benefits than they receive in taxes.
The new report projects that Medicare will run out of money two years sooner than it had projected last year. The more pessimistic estimate is a result of changes in anticipated incomes.
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