BHR: 7 Key Takeaways from Medicare Trustees 2018 Annual Report
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 06/06/2018 - 17:52
- Total Medicare expenditures were $710.2 billion in 2017 and income was $705.1 billion.
- The HI trust fund is set to run out three years earlier than projected last year.
- This progress was reversed due to "adverse changes in program income."
- When the trust fund is exhausted, the government has dedicated revenues that will cover 91 percent of benefits for the remainder of 2026.
- Medicare's other trust fund — the Supplementary Medicare Insurance Trust Fund, which covers Parts B and D — is sufficiently funded.
- Several changes included in President Donald Trump's tax law will modestly affect Medicare solvency.
- The Trump administration believes economic growth will improve the financial stability of both Social Security and Medicare.
Source: Becker's Hospital Review
Source URL: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/medicare-trust...