The Medicare and Social Security trustees presented mixed news for the country’s two largest and most popular entitlement programs in annual reports released Monday. The analyses suggest that the 2008 economic crisis, and its lingering effects on the economy, have modestly weakened the programs’ finances — but that President Obama’s health care law, if implemented as intended and matched with advancements in health care delivery, will extend the life of Medicare as expected.
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