Patriot Missiles vs. Medicare Coverage: We Did the Math

Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school that killed almost 165 children - NPR

A Patriot battery costs about $1.1 billion and $4 million for each interceptor. - Military Machine

Medicare costs about $20,000 annually per beneficiary - USA Facts

Cost of Patriot interceptor in terms of medicare coverage = $4 million / $20,000 = 200

That means 200 Americans lose their Medicare coverage to pay every patriot missile fired.

Iran war has consumed nearly 1,500 US Patriot interceptors - Stars & Stripes

Let that sink in: Republicans have blown up $6 billion worth of Patriot missiles in Trump's senseless war. That's the equivalent of Medicare coverage for 300,000 seniors.

Trump wants $95 billion more in the FY 2027 defense budget.  - CSIS

Patriot missiles or Medicare?

Who pays for Medicare?

Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people ages 65 and over and younger people with long-term disabilities, plays a major role in the U.S. health care system. Medicare provides health insurance coverage for 70 million people, 20% of the U.S. population. - KFF

Original Medicare, which includes Part B, receives funding from two trust funds. The hospital insurance (HI) trust fund supports Medicare Part A. It is funded by payroll taxes from employees, employers, and the self-employed; income taxes on Social Security benefits; interest from trust fund investments. - Medical News Today

Takeaway: Hold Republicans accountable for wasting the taxes you paid to fund Medicare on missiles used to kill innocent children.

Deepak
DemLabs

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