Medicare and Health Expenditures

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Medicare and Health Expenditures

• Steve Goss, Chief Actuary
• U.S Social Security Administration
• Think Swiss Event
• November 6, 2007

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Medicare Cost, and Sources of Income
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National Health Expenditures Projected to Rise
Substantially
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Medicare Share of U.S. National Health
Expenditures
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Issues

• Concentration of Spending at end of life
• Affordability of keeping up with technology---for
  all
• Single payer in our future