Archive: Alicia H. Munnell
The increase in Medicare Part B premiums has sparked concerns about out-of-pocket healthcare costs. The 10-percent increase in Medicare Part B premiums for 2026 has reignited concerns about how much Social Security and total income people will have after they cover their out-of-pocket (OOP) health spending. Fortunately, my colleague Matt Rutledge has updated earlier researc…
Social Security faces a well-documented financing challenge. The combined Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance trust fund is projected to exhaust its assets within the decade, after which incoming revenues can cover only about 80 percent of scheduled benefits…
