US Politics in Trump era
Top HHS watchdog being replaced by Trump says inspectors general must work free from political intrusion
Why Vermont’s single-payer effort failed and what Democrats can learn from it
Trump administration halts study that would use fetal tissue ‘to discover a cure for HIV’
A crucial Medicare trust fund will run out three years earlier than predicted
The financial future of the part of Medicare that pays older Americans’ hospital bills has deteriorated significantly, according to an annual government report that forecasts that the trust fund will be depleted by 2026 — three years sooner than expected a year ago. According to the report, less money will be flowing into the hospital-care trust fund in part because the tax law passed this year will cause the government to collect less in income taxes.