All of the Following Statements About the Medicare System Are $\bold{except}$

All of the following statements about the Medicare system are true $\bold{except}$

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.
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.