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Trustees report warns Medicare finances worsening
Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either
Social Security headquarters
In this Jan. 11, 2013, file photo, the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Medicare’s financial problems have gotten worse, and Social Security’s can’t be ignored forever. The government’s annual assessment is a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class. The report from program trustees says Medicare will become insolvent in 2026, three years earlier than previously forecast. - photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS/file
WASHINGTON — Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class.
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