Is Medicare Going Bust?

Is Medicare Going Bust?

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It's Getting Harder to Become American, The Toymaker, Is Medicare Going Broke?

Episode: It's Getting Harder to Become American, The Toymaker, Is Medicare Going Broke?

  • Aug 15, 2018 9:00 pm
  • 27:13 mins

Guest: Jonathan Skinner, PhD, Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College  Every month a chunk of money comes out of your paycheck for Social Security and Medicare, with the intent that the money will be used after you retire. But a recent federal report warned Medicare is running out of money. Who really pays for Medicare? And is it sustainable over time?