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bronxiteforever

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7. Wrong 41% of Medicare funding comes from general revenues.
Fri Jul 28, 2017, 01:18 PM
Jul 2017

Medicare is funded primarily from three sources: general revenues (41%), payroll taxes (38%), and beneficiary premiums (13%) (Figure 6). Part A is financed primarily through a 2.9% tax on earnings paid by employers and employees (1.45% each) (accounting for 87% of Part A revenue).

Jul 24, 2015 Kaiser Foundation
http://www.kff.org/medicare/fact-sheet/medicare-spending-and-financing-fact-sheet/

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