host: we are back with tricia neuman who is the senior vice president and executive director at the kaiseramily foundation. she is here this morning with us to discuss the future of medicare and rising medicare premiums. good morning. guest: good morning. host: for our viewers, some of whom might not know, can you give us an explanation of what the medicare program is and how it is funded? guest: medicare is a very popular program mostly for people 65 and older, but also for younger people with disabilities. there are 62 million people who rely on the medicare program for health insurance coverage. medicare provides basic health benefits, inpatient hospital, physician, prescription drugs, preventive services and it is funded in a combination of ways. it is funded by payroll taxes, all of us working people pay and employers pay throughout our working lives so that medicare is there for us when we retire. it is also funded by premiums that people on medicare pay and it is funded by general revenue. that is taxpayer dollars that go for lots of different programs funded by the federal governme

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coming up next, we will be joined by kaiser family foundations tricia neuman to talk about the futuref medicare and the recently announced jump in premium. leader on, our weekly spotlight on podcasts segment features hannah mccarthy and nick cap beachy -- nick capodice. we will talk about the creation of their show and the role of civics education in america. stick with us. we will be right back. ♪ >> book tv, every sunday on c-span two features leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books at noon eastern. live coverage of the miami book fair, featuring authors including craig whitlock, with his book the afghanistan papers, a sister -- secret history of the war. discussing the three places he has lived. chris hedges talks about the american prison system, which details his time teaching literature to kids incarcerated in a new jersey prison. and at 11:00 p.m. eastern, on afterwards, pulitzer prize-winning journalist talks about her book, american made. what happens to people when work disappears. she is interviewed by alyssa ward, author and executive editor of the economi

on washington journal, after a look at the news and your calls, the kaiser family foundation's tricia neuman discusses medicare.