Question Title Q: In his convention speech, former President Bill Clinton claimed Medicare will “go broke in 2016″ if Romney is elected, while Republicans say Medicare will go "bankrupt" on its current course in 11 years. What would actually happen to Medicare on these dates? All Medicare payments would cease. Medicare would be unable to pay any physicians, but payments to hospitals would be unaffected. Medicare would be unable to pay all of the hospital bills that it covers, but payments to physicians would be unaffected. Next