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Medicare gets a big (unofficial) surprise: A 17-year extension on when it'll run dry

By STAT News  
   April 07, 2025

Medicare's financial future unexpectedly got a lot rosier, at least according to some federal budget wonks. The Congressional Budget Office recently published its long-term predictions of the federal budget and buried a big surprise for people who follow the Medicare program. The government's primary piggy bank that pays for Medicare benefits won't be depleted until 2052 — 17 years later than what CBO analysts predicted last year. 

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