The problem of solving Medicare with tax hikes

Published September 6, 2021 9:44am ET



Medicare trustees have released their annual report announcing that Medicare is running out of money.

But one fix isn’t that complicated. We would simply need to raise the Medicare payroll tax rates. However, there are challenges to consider.

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