HealthCare Notes

5/31/13

Medicare chief: Medicare outlook improves, Obamacare the reason

www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/31/1212863/-Medicare-chief-Medicare-outlook-improves-Obamacare-the-reason
"The annual Medicare trustees' report [pdf] has been released, and it reaffirms the various reports we've seen over the last year of health care spending slowing down. The viability of Medicare has been extended by two years, projected to remain fully solvent until 2026; last year’s projection was 2024. The extension is attributable to Obamacare, says the Medicare chief."