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Medicare’s financial problems affect the entire budget, and are largely responsible for projected increases in federal deficits.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-financial-condition-of-medicare
The rapid growth in health care costs is the largest and fastest growing fiscal challenge.
The report focuses on the fiscal conditions in six heavily populated states which together account for a third of the nation's population and almost 40 cents of every dollar in spending by state and local governments.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/state-budget-crisis-task-force
The Trustees warn that Congress and the Administration should work "with a sense of urgency" to put the program on a sustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/the-medicare-trustees-report-in-charts
Medicare is a large share of the budget, and it is projected to grow.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/urgent-action-needed-to-shore-up-medicare-program
The Trustees urge lawmakers to enact legislation soon to put Medicare on a sustainable path.
U.S. health care spending is highly focused on the costliest patients.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0209_healthcare_spending_focused
An aging population and rising per-enrollee healthcare costs will drive sharp increases in Medicare spending, which will not keep pace with the program’s funding sources.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/06/medicare-trustees-warn-of-serious-financial-shortfalls
Projections of federal healthcare spending have improved but are still climbing as a share of the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0200_healthcare_share_econ_proj
Elderly and disabled beneficiaries make up a majority of Medicaid spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0094_spending_medicaid_beneficiaries