While there is a need to address the financial stability of Medicare, the congressional majority's claims are simply mistaken. As trustees of the Part A Medicare Trust Fund which is the subject of the current debate, and authors of an annual report that regrettably has been used to distort the facts, we would like to set the record straight. Concerns about the solvency of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund are not new. The solvency of the trust fund is of utmost concern to us all. Each year, the Medicare trustees undertake an examination to determine its short-term and long-term financial health. The most recent report notes that the trust fund is expected to run dry by 2002.
Martin Hoke: “While there is a need to address the financial stability of Medicare, the congressional majority's claims are simply…”
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Addressing claims about Medicare cuts and the financial health of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund.
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