Let’s start with America’s first single-payer system, Medicare, which covers more than fifty-seven million people. Since its creation in 1965, the entitlement program has provided government-funded medical coverage to all Americans sixty-five and older. The original program consists of Part A, which covers hospital care with funds collected through a payroll tax on current workers, and Part B, which takes care of visits to doctors and is funded through a combination of premiums and general government revenue.
