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US Social Security and Medicare face insolvency by 2033

The Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be exhausted by late 2032, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund by 2033. If these funds are depleted, Social Security benefits could face a 22% cut, and Medicare Part A reimbursements an 11% cut. To address this looming fiscal crisis, a bipartisan fiscal commission is proposed, modeled after the Fiscal Commission Act (H.R. 3289), to develop separate recommendations for Social Security solvency and broader budget sustainability. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses projected insolvency of major US government programs with a clear timeline and proposed legislative solutions. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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US Social Security and Medicare face insolvency by 2033

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Steve H. Hanke, David M. Walker ·

    Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. Congress has 6 years to act

    Trust fund exhaustion by 2032–2033 could trigger automatic benefit cuts — there is a bipartisan path to prevent it.