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Old 03-18-2019, 12:33 PM
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Currently, Medicare pays out about $11,000 per year in benefits per eligible patient. This is about one-third more than the amount the average person pays into the Medicare system. So, Medicare is losing money and it is unsustainable. We need to either reduce the benefits or increase the cost to taxpayers. Or, just wait for the whole thing to collapse.