Solutions to Medicare’s impending insolvency require changes to the program, and the amount of pain involved is a matter of political will.

The cold, hard, actuarial truth is that within five years, the trust fund that funds Medicare hospital coverage (Medicare Part A) will have a zero balance.

Medicare go-broke date extended to 2036, but warning bells continue ringing The Medicare trustees’ new projection for insolvency is five years later than previous forecasts, but budget hawks ...

This trend is particularly significant as it coincides with the projected depletion of the Medicare trust funds, which are expected to start in 2031. The rise of HSAs can be seen as a response to the ...

As for Medicare, the group would raise the eligibility age to match that of Social Security’s full retirement age and then index it to life expectancy.

The fund covering Medicare‘s hospital-insurance benefits is now projected to run out of money in 2031, according to a new report by Medicare trustees. This new insolvency date gives policymakers ...

Key Takeaways Conservative leaders have shown interest in addressing Medicare insolvency, considering new solutions for Medicare’s challenges, and addressing the impacts of the Inflation ...

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas joins Yahoo Finance Live to talk about the debt ceiling, entitlement spending, and the federal budget.

The cold, hard, actuarial truth is that within five years, the trust fund that funds Medicare hospital coverage (Medicare Part A) will have a zero balance.

Because Medicare Part A relies on payroll taxes, it is more susceptible to insolvency when a growing share of the population is older, ultimately changing the worker-to-beneficiary ratio.

What issues really drive Republican voters to the polls? Is it cutting Medicare? Is it abolishing Social Security? Even if Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate next week, there's ...