Medicare receives most of its' funding from payroll taxes paid by active employees. Additional funding comes in the form of premiums paid by Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare is a taxpayer funded program and is not an entitlement. Medicare beneficiaries EARNED their right to collect benefits. Medicare has a trust fund but it is mostly exhausted.
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Medicare is a taxpayer funded program and is not an entitlement. Medicare beneficiaries EARNED their right to collect benefits. Medicare has a trust fund but it is mostly exhausted.