Medicare trust funds

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Medicare trust funds are federal financial accounts that collect dedicated revenues and disburse payments to support the Medicare program’s health coverage for eligible beneficiaries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal trust fund
public finance mechanism
administeredBy U.S. Department of the Treasury
alsoKnownAs Medicare HI Trust Fund
Medicare SMI Trust Fund
beneficiaryEligibility certain younger people with disabilities
people with End-Stage Renal Disease
primarily people age 65 and older
benefits Medicare beneficiaries
collects dedicated revenues
country United States
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
disburses payments for Medicare-covered services
establishedFor long-term financing of Medicare
expenditureType payments for prescription drugs under Part D
payments to Medicare Advantage plans
payments to hospitals and other providers
funds Medicare Part A
Medicare Part B
Medicare Part D
Medicare administrative expenses
geographicScope nationwide in the United States
hasPart Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
impactOn Medicare premiums and cost-sharing
federal fiscal policy
legalBasis Social Security Act
managedUnder federal trust fund accounting rules
monitoredBy Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
overseenBy Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds
policyConcern Medicare financial sustainability
purpose to finance Medicare health coverage for eligible beneficiaries
relatedTo Social Security Trust Funds
U.S. federal budget
reportsTo United States Congress
revenueSource beneficiary premiums
general federal revenues
interest on trust fund assets
payroll taxes
taxation of Social Security benefits
risk insolvency if expenditures exceed dedicated revenues and reserves
subjectTo actuarial projections
annual trustees report
supportsProgram Medicare
typeOfSpending mandatory spending

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Medicare Part C fundingSource Medicare trust funds
Medicare trust funds hasPart Hospital Insurance Trust Fund
linked to: Medicare trust funds
Medicare trust funds hasPart Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund
linked to: Medicare trust funds
Medicare trust funds alsoKnownAs Medicare HI Trust Fund
linked to: Medicare trust funds
Medicare trust funds alsoKnownAs Medicare SMI Trust Fund
linked to: Medicare trust funds