The Hutchins Center Explains: The Medicare Trustees Report
(By – Louise Sheiner and Brendan Mochoruk, Brookings)
The trustees of Medicare, four government officials and two private citizens, issue detailed annual reports on the current and projected finances of the Medicare health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. The report, which looks 75 years into the future, incorporates the latest thinking of actuaries on trends in Medicare spending. Read more…