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Explore the historical solvency projections of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund from 1970 to 2013. The data includes the projected number of years to insolvency and the projected year of insolvency as per the Trustees' Reports. Insolvency refers to the depletion of the trust fund. This analysis does not cover projections for certain years, and for the rest, the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund was estimated to remain solvent for 17 years or fewer. Source: Intermediate projections from the Annual Reports of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
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Solvency Projections of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, 1970-2013 Projected Number of Years to Insolvency and Projected Year of Insolvency: Year of Trustees’ Report NOTES: ‘Insolvency’ refers to the depletion of the trust fund. No insolvency projections were made for 1973-1975 and 1989. For all other years not displayed, the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund was projected to remain solvent for 17 or fewer years. SOURCE: Intermediate projections from 1970-2013 Annual Reports of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.