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• Used to provide medical benefits for certain individuals when they reach age 65. Workers, retired workers, and the spouses of workers and retired workers are eligible to receive Medicare benefits upon reaching age 65.

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  Medicare tax. (n.d.). Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medicare-tax.

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  Medicare tax. apps.irs.gov. Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medicare-tax (accessed: March 28, 2023).

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  "Medicare tax." Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/medicare-tax.

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