All of the Following Statements About the Medicare System Are

All of the following statements about the Medicare system are true except

A) it pays for hospital and physician bills for almost all U.S. residents over sixty-five years of age.
B) it helps pay for prescription drugs for those over sixty-five years of age.
C) because of caps on reimbursements, some seniors refuse to participate in the program.
D) it is funded out of general government revenues.
E) it is funded by a special tax on wages and salaries.