It’s Not Just Social Security: Medicare’s Squeeze Starts in 2033It’s Not Just Social Security: Medicare’s Squeeze Starts in 2033It’s Not Just Social Security: Medicare’s Squeeze Starts in 2033 

Valeri Luzina / Shutterstock.comFor years, the financial doomsday headlines belonged to Social Security. Now Medicare’s elbowing its way onto the stage. On June 9, the trustees who oversee both programs released their 2026 report. The headline number? Medicare’s hospital fund comes up short in 2033 — about seven years from now. I’ve covered these reports for more than 35 years, and I’ve watched Washington shove this Medicare…