Explainers
Apr 30, 2019
Budget Basics: Medicare
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans, and a major part of the federal budget and our fiscal outlook.
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Blog Posts
Apr 23, 2019
Five Charts about the Future of Social Security and Medicare
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports, which show that these vital programs are on an unsustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/04/five-charts-about-the-future-of-social-security-and-medicare
Press Releases & Statements
Apr 22, 2019
Peterson Foundation on Social Security, Medicare Trustees Reports: Doing Nothing Today Means Cuts Tomorrow
The latest trustees reports make clear that Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries face substantial cuts in the near future unless policymakers take action to make these vital programs solvent.
Charts
Feb 6, 2019
Medicare lifetime benefits & taxes by decade of birth
On average, Medicare benefits far exceed taxes over an individual’s lifetime.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0197_Medicare_lifetime_benefits
Blog Posts
Dec 17, 2018
9 Charts That Show How Our Fiscal Outlook Has Gone from Bad to Worse
Significant damage was done to America’s fiscal outlook over the past year.
Blog Posts
Nov 29, 2018
What Is the National Debt Costing Us?
Programs that millions of Americans depend on and care about may be feeling a squeeze from interest costs on our high and rising national debt.
Blog Posts
Nov 13, 2018
The Lame-Duck Congress and the 116th Congress Have Some Key Fiscal Issues on their Agenda
The dust has barely settled on the midterm elections, but there are a number of key fiscal issues not only facing the current Congress in coming weeks, but also awaiting the new Congress, which will convene in early 2019.
Infographics
Oct 10, 2018
Infographic: U.S. Healthcare Spending
Improving our healthcare system to deliver better quality care at lower cost is critically important to our nation’s long-term economic and fiscal well-being.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-us-healthcare-spending
Blog Posts
Sep 4, 2018
How Will the Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs Affect Medicare?
The rising costs of prescription drugs and their effect on Medicare could have serious consequences on our healthcare system and our nation’s long-term fiscal well-being.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/09/how-will-the-rising-cost-of-prescription-drugs-affect-medicare
Analysis
Jul 9, 2018
Trustees: Funding Challenges Threaten Medicare’s Future
Medicare faces significant financial challenges in future years because of rising healthcare spending and an aging population.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2018/07/trustees-funding-challenges-threaten-medicares-future