Government actuaries believe that would be enough to cover the cost of new benefits.

Government actuaries say that is enough to pay for the additional benefits.

And government actuaries predict that American life spans will just keep growing.

The reports, widely regarded as authoritative, were prepared by Government actuaries.

But the nation's per capita spending on prescription drugs has risen to more than $300 this year from $26 in 1970, government actuaries report.

Since 1997, government actuaries have pushed back the date of projected insolvency from 2029 to 2042.

At the same time, government actuaries predict that growth in health spending will begin to moderate in a few years.

The site, started seven years ago, was initially the side project of a government actuary named Michael Shackleford.

Although they are political appointees, their annual report is, by and large, the work of career Government actuaries and economists.

Government actuaries estimate the proposal could close about three-quarters of the projected shortfall over 75 years.