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Medicare administrator urges every senior to check their plan and other options
Senior citizens are getting slammed. Just when their retirement savings are being affected by the Wall Street boondoggle, they will have to pay more for Medicare drug coverage in 2009.
Click for Details. October 7, 2008
Senior citizens may be in for a big surprise if they just renew their Medicare Part D drug plan this year, without checking the details - like the premium, co-pays and deductibles. The cost for 2009 may be substantially higher than it was in 2008. This seemed to be the message being delivered today by Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in a telephone news conference.
Click detailsOctober 9, 2008 By Tucker Sutherland, editor, SeniorJournal.com
The monthly premium for the basic Medicare drug benefit in 2009 is projected to average $28 -- $3 more than in 2008, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid -- but consultants put the hikes for the most popular plans considerably higher.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 2008
According to the U.S. health-care program, elderly enrolled under Part D prescription-drug plan of Medicare will pay premium $28 per month in year 2009. The present premium has been increased by $3.
Health News. Aug. 16, 2008
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Doughnut Hole Video
This video clip is part of "The Problems with the Medicare Drug Problem -- and How to Fix Them" hosted by Walter Cronkite and created by FamilesUSA.
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| Medicare and ADV-Care News Release |
Medicare "Doughnut Hole" Leads Some Elderly to Go Without Medication
According to Michael Bihari, MD, summary from the Kaiser Family Foundation
Medication News - Friday August 22, 2008
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