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Thanks to #ACA, Medicare's Outlook Improves!

July 29, 2014
Blog Post
Take a look at the false rhetoric the House Republican Conference has proliferated about the Affordable Care Act:

"…Completely unworkable" –Mr. Boehner

"…Failure…" –Mr. McCarthy

"…A national embarrassment..." –Mr. Scalise

"This law is not working…" –Ms. McMorris Rodgers

"…Badly broken…" –Ms. Jenkins

Newsflash (again):it's working, and largely responsible for improving Medicare, a program of importance for our nation's seniors, according to an annual report from the Medicare program's Boards of Trustees!  Take a look at some of the headlines, Mr. Speaker:

Talking Points Memo: Obamacare Will Help Medicare Remain Solvent Even Longer, Trustees Report Says

The Washington Post: Medicare finances improve partly due to ACA, hospital expenses, trustee report says

The Los Angeles Times: Medicare finances improve as healthcare inflation slows, trustees say

CNN: Medicare's outlook improves as health spending slows

Vox: Medicare trust fund will stretch until 2030, new projections say

The Fiscal Times: Medicare Gets a 4-Year Reprieve from Bankruptcy

Business Insider: We Just Got More Good News About The 'Biggest Fiscal Development' Of The Past 3 Decades

Financial Times: Medicare expected to stay solvent longer

Reuters: Slower U.S. healthcare cost rise extending life of Medicare fund: trustees

POLITICO: Medicare financial outlook brightens

The Examiner: Social Security fund good through 2033; Medicare fund improves with Obamacare

Bloomberg: Obamacare Helps Add Life to Medicare as Shortfall Delayed

The Daily Beast: Feds: Obamacare Is Saving Medicare

Mr. Boehner, it's time to let the Affordable Care Act do its will for the American people.  It's time to join Democrats and ensure millions more Americans gain quality, affordable coverage.