; (E) the number of workers supporting each beneficiary continues to fall; in 1965, the ratio was 4.5 workers per beneficiary, and by 2030, the ratio will be only 2.4 workers per beneficiary; (F) the average Medicare beneficiary receives about three dollars in Medicare benefits for every dollar paid into the program; (G) Medicare is growing faster than the economy, with an average projected growth rate of 7 percent per year over the next 10 years; and (H) by 2028, Medicare spending will reach more than $1.5 trillion, more than double the 2017 spending level of $702 billion. (3) Failing to address the impending insolvency of Medicare will leave millions of American seniors without adequate health security and younger generations burdened with having to pay for these unsustainable spending levels. (b) Policy on medicare reform It is the policy of this concurrent resolution to save Medicare for those in or near retirement and to strengthen the program’s solvency for future beneficiaries. (c) Assumptions This concurrent resolution assumes transition to an improved Medicare program that ensures— (1) Medicare is preserved for current and future beneficiaries; (2) future Medicare beneficiaries may select from competing guaranteed health coverage options for a managed care plan that best suits their needs; (3) traditional fee-for-service Medicare remains a plan option; (4) Medicare provides additional assistance for lower-income beneficiaries and those with greater health risks