Medicare's solvency problem, and what to do about it
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This week on the podcast, we consider the most urgent retirement-related issue facing the new Biden administration and Congress: Medicare’s solvency problem. The problem has to do with just one part of Medicare - Part A. That’s the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which pays for hospital bills. Unlike other parts of Medicare, Part A is funded mainly through the Medicare payroll tax; parts B and D are financed through a combination of general government revenue and premiums paid by beneficiaries.
Medicare's solvency problem, and what to do about it
Medicare's solvency problem, and what to do…
Medicare's solvency problem, and what to do about it
This week on the podcast, we consider the most urgent retirement-related issue facing the new Biden administration and Congress: Medicare’s solvency problem. The problem has to do with just one part of Medicare - Part A. That’s the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which pays for hospital bills. Unlike other parts of Medicare, Part A is funded mainly through the Medicare payroll tax; parts B and D are financed through a combination of general government revenue and premiums paid by beneficiaries.