Issue Brief

Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance

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Publish Date:

08/28/2025

Category:

Policy & Research

Topics:

Health Insurance, Medicare / Medicaid

The Medicare Committee released an issue brief, Medicare’s Financial Condition: Beyond Actuarial Balance, that examines the findings of the 2025 Medicare Trustees Report with respect to program solvency and sustainability. Financing challenges, including inadequate income and increased spending, resulted in a projected depletion of the trust fund by 2033, three years earlier than projected in last year’s report.