The time frame for Social Security and Medicare to go-broke has been pushed back, helped by a stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Millennials vs. Boomers panel discusses social security fears, student debt, millennial homebuyers and growing national debt on 'Cavuto: Coast to Coast.'to go-broke has been pushed back, helped by a stronger-than-expected economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report says the Social Security’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035, instead of last year's estimate of 2034. The projected depletion date for Medicare’s trust fund for inpatient hospital care moved back two years to 2028 from last year’s forecast of 2026.
A Social Security card is displayed. The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released Thursday, June 2, 2022, says Social Security’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2035, instead of last year's estimate of 2034.According to the report, "Economic recovery from the 2020 recession has been stronger and faster than assumed in last year’s reports, with positive effects on the projected actuarial status of the trust funds in these reports.
Forecasters said in the report that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have no net effect on their long-range projections.
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