Bad Economy Means Medicare Will Run Out Of Cash Sooner

Medicare will become insolvent in 2024, five years sooner than the forecast made in the last annual report by the program's trustees. A crummy economy shoulders a lot of the blame for the deterioration. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/05/13/136278263/bad-economy-means-medicare-will-run-out-of-cash-sooner?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted May 13 2011, 11:04 AM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog