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  1. Medicare and Social Security are exacerbating national deficit problems, and Congress is ignoring entitlement spending issues.
  2. Shared financial vulnerability due to trust fund status requires political action on statutory formula tweaks for Medicare and Social Security.

The Congressional Budget Office reported increases in spending for both Medicare and Social Security programs.

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The Congressional Budget Office reported increases in spending for both Medicare and Social Security programs.

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Shared financial vulnerability due to trust fund status requires political action on statutory formula tweaks for Medicare and Social Security.

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