Medicare is NOT an entitlement. It is a trust that people paid into all their working lives. It only covers 80% of the costs for hospital stays. That’s it! Seniors still pay for Doctors, Specialists and tests, etc.
Most seem to think that Medicare pays for all medical care. It doesn’t.
Sure it is. Everyone 65 and over is eligible whether or not they've ever paid any Medicare taxes.
And the amount Medicare pays out for any one individual is unrelated to how much that person paid in.
It's the near perfect example of an entitlement.