Medicare Solvency

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary… read more

The House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony on the solvency of the Medicare trust fund. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala said the Medicare trust fund faced bankruptcy by 2001 and needed strengthening. Members debated possible soultions to the solvency problem including adding tax money to the fund, higher premiums for the services, or larger deductibles. close

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Medicare Solvency

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Program ID:
72762-1
Category:
House Committee
Format:
House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jun 06, 1996 | 7:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Jun 09, 1996 | 1:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jun 06, 1996 | 7:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 06, 1996 | 11:20pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 07, 1996 | 4:19am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jun 09, 1996 | 1:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
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