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Composition of payroll tax receipts from 1940 to 2028.

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Health Insurance revenue and tax rates as a percentage of the Old-Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance (OASDI) tax/contributions from 1966 to 2018.

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What is the Medicare trust fund, and how is it financed?

December 23, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What is the Medicare trust fund, and how is it financed?

A.

The Medicare trust fund finances health services for beneficiaries of Medicare, a government insurance program for the elderly, the disabled, and people with qualifying health conditions specified by Congress. The trust fund is financed by payroll taxes, general tax revenue, and the premiums enrollees pay.

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