US Social Security and Medicare Approach Insolvency, Warns Trustees

US Social Security and Medicare Approach Insolvency, Warns Trustees
A sign is seen outside a United States Social Security Administration building in Burbank, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
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Both Social Security and Medicare programs are heading towards insolvency in the coming years, according to annual reports released by the Trustees of the two programs.

The Social Security program will be insolvent in 13 years by 2035, the Social Security Trustees said in its report (pdf). Though the finances of the Social Security program have improved slightly when compared to last year, it still remains in peril.
Naveen Athrappully
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