Overhaul could save $575B over the next decade
(AP) - The new health overhaul law is starting to produce savings for Medicare and will eventually add more than a decade of solvency to the program's trust fund, the Obama administration said in an upbeat report released today. Medicare will save about $8 billion by the end of next year, and as much as $575 billion over the rest of the decade, the report said. "This reflects the priority we put on acting quickly to secure Medicare's future," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. More»