Updated Brief Provides the Latest Facts on Medicare Spending and Financing

An updated brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation features the latest data from the just-released 2017 Medicare Trustees report. It provides a concise overview of the latest historical and projected Medicare spending data, how Medicare is financed, and the financial outlook for the program, including the solvency of the Medicare Part A trust fund—now projected to be depleted in 2029—and projections related to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) process—now expected to be first activated in 2021.

Filling the need for trusted information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Menlo Park, California.