Medicare Actuaries’ Spending Projections Similar To Last Year's

Medicare actuaries project 5.8 percent average rate of growth in Medicare between 2014 and 2024, which is 0.1 percent higher than their 10-year projection last year and 1.1 percent points higher than the average growth in gross domestic product. For 2015, Medicaid spending growth is expected to slow from last year's 12 percent to 8.2 percent because most of the enrollment growth from states expanding Medicaid is over. Medicare spending this year also is expected to slow slightly from a...