The NRLN’s Episode #3 video/podcast, Medicare A-D Revenue, MA Plan Rebates/Market Share & Medicare 10-year Budget is available on the NRLN website. The objective of this video/podcast is to examine revenue sources for Medicare Parts A, B and D and the impact that increased Medicare enrollment and out-of-control healthcare costs will have on retirees.
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Do you want to know…
- 43% of Medicare’s total revenue in 2018 came from general income tax revenue not payroll tax revenue.
- The Medicare Part A trust fund may be insolvent by 2028.
- Congress used general revenue to fund 72% of Part B’s $354 billion and 71% of Part D’s $95 billion.
- Congress has provided $38 billion in rebates to private healthcare insurance companies in 2020 for Medicare Privatization.
- Congress, the CMS and insurance companies have ignored pleas to legitimize the Medicare Advantage (MA) Quality Bonus Plan.
- Medicare costs will double from 2019 to 2029 (up 101%), while new Medicare enrollees increase by only 25%.
The NRLN is your source for the truth about retirement benefits crucial to your future wellbeing and the financial wellbeing of your children, grandchildren and our country.
Upcoming NRLN videos/podcasts will be:
- Episode #4 – Rebates and the Quality Bonus Plan (QBP) – The House of Cards
- Episode #5 – Comparing Medicare Advantage Plans & Original Medicare plus Medigap G
The NRLN is interested in receiving your feedback and/or questions on the videos/podcasts. You may contact us at contact@nrln.org or call Toll-Free at 1-866-360-7197.
Bill Kadereit, President
National Retiree Legislative Network