Create the UHP Trust Fund

Months 0–12 · Treasury (managing trustee), UHADiscuss this step

Medicare Board of Trustees & trust-fund insolvency projections

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Today

Annual reports project the HI trust fund's depletion date.

Under the plan

Become the UHP Trust Fund trustees with a contingency reserve and an automatic adjustment rule.

Trade-off

Clear early warnings; recurring 'insolvency' headlines continue to shape politics.