Station Brief
BriefpriceAug 24, 2026

Op-ed calls for stronger means testing, service limitations for Social Security, Medicare

Insolvency could mean cuts of roughly 10% across the board for Medicare and 25% for Social Security, according to The Washington Post. Social Security and Medicare are approaching a financial reckoning that Congress can no longer treat as a distant problem. The Social Security trust fund is projected to become insolvent in 2032, followed by Medicare ’s hospital insurance fund in 2033 [1].

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  1. housingwire.com · Op-ed calls for stronger means testing, service limitations for Social Security, Medicare Aug 24, 2026

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