Social Security Funding
The latest news and developments affecting Social Security funding, and how legislative moves may help or hurt the program.
Medicare's Hospital Trust Fund Could Run Dry in 2026: Maryellen Coggins
By Allison BellAn advisor who helps U.S. policymakers do the math says there are plenty of issues to track.
October 29, 2021
What Does a Short-Term Boost Do for Social Security? Plenty, Says a Top AnalystMany changes in the Social Security 2100 bill are short-lived but significant, Martha Shedden tells ThinkAdvisor.
October 27, 2021
New Bill Won't Save Social SecuritySocial Security 2100: A Sacred Trust is an opening salvo in the funding debate, but it won't solve the long-term problem.
October 27, 2021
16 Big Social Security Changes in the New 'Sacred Trust' BillThe sweeping bill, Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust, makes several major changes beyond expanding the payroll tax.
October 26, 2021
House Introduces Social Security 2100 Bill to Expand Payroll TaxThe bill adopts CPI-E as the basis of the annual COLA and applies the payroll tax to wages above $400,000.
October 26, 2021
13 Scariest Retirement Statistics: 2021These scary facts could make pre- and post-retirees tremble.
October 20, 2021
House Debut of Sweeping Social Security 2100 Bill Is DelayedRep. John Larson was to introduce the legislation Wednesday morning with other lawmakers.
October 18, 2021
Bill to Change Social Security COLA, Expand Payroll Tax ComingThe bill would tie Social Security COLAs to the CPI for the Elderly, increase benefits and merge the old-age and disability funds.