There's another factor. Medicare was only meant to cover hospital emergencies, the kind of emergencies that destroyed Seniors financially. Now Medicare has the options of Parts B and D, which most seniors get. The programs lose money.
I only get Part A. It's what I paid for most of my working years. I really resent lack of responsibility and an abundance of other things being covered threatening the Medicare program as it was designed.
all military retirees are forced onto MEDICARE at age 65 or they get NO access to military facilities as a backup
and also FORCED to sign up for MEDICARE part B
welcome to “free medical care for life” for those foolish trusting Vietnam war and Cold War era retirees now coming online
as for a $10K a year HSA?
pffft.
A heart attack one Saturday and 3 days in hospital after angioplasty was billed at $44K and that didn’t lifetime meds and a year of cardio rehab