What funding supports public insurance programs?

Public insurance programs, such as Medicaid and Medicare, are primarily funded through tax revenues. This funding mechanism allows the government to pool resources collected from various forms of taxation (such as income and payroll taxes) to provide health coverage to eligible populations.

Tax revenues ensure a stable and consistent source of funding that can be allocated to cover the costs associated with providing health services, managing administrative expenses, and addressing the health needs of communities. By relying on tax revenues, public insurance programs can extend benefits to uninsured or underinsured individuals, support preventive care, and provide financial protection against high medical costs.

In contrast, private donations, insurance premiums, and out-of-pocket payments from patients generally support private insurance or specific charitable programs, but they do not directly sustain public insurance programs, which focus on broad access to healthcare for the public through taxpayer funding.