Thursday, May 14, 2009

Medicare will run out two years sooner

According to a report released yesterday, Medicare's trust fund will run dry two years sooner than projected last year, drying up in 2017. This is a result of fewer taxes being collected on incomes due to the current recession. The cost of running Medicare will also grow faster over the next few years than Americans earnings. Read the full story at MedPage Today.




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