Citing Higher Costs, U.S. Plans Record Rise in Medicare Premium
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The announcement of the 17 percent hike came a day after President Bush heralded his efforts to help the elderly with medical costs.
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President Bush proposed legislation to increase drug premiums for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries, which he said would generate $3.2 billion over five years.
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A healthcare advocacy group says health insurance premiums paid by US workers rose nearly three times faster than average earnings in the past four years.
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Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record &#36;11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
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The standard Medicare premium will rise to $96.40 a month next year, an increase of $2.90 a month. The 3.1 percent increase is the smallest since 1999-2000.
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Costs of employer-sponsored health plans are expected to climb an average of 8 percent in 2005, the first time in five years increases have been in single digits.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that President Bush has failed to hold down rising health care costs during his four years in office, citing a new report that showed a double-digit increase in insurance premiums for the fourth
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The cost of providing health care to employees has risen 11.2 percent this year, according to an authoritative national survey reported Thursday.
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Older Americans will have to pay  about 17 percent more next year -- the largest increase in  Medicare's history -- for their government-run health  insurance, U.S. officials announced on Friday.
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Physician reimbursement accounts for a third of the increase, and it could become a target for political battle. Washington -- The steep rise in next year&#39;s Medicare Part B premiums can be tied in part to
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Free personal and nursing care appears to be costing much more than expected, according to executive figures.
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AKRON, Ohio  - Democrat John Kerry criticized  President Bush on Saturday for burying a record jump in  Medicare premiums in a pre-holiday announcement that came  during a rush of news at home and abroad.
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Brand-name drug prices jumped nearly 4 percent during the first three months of the year, raising costs for taxpayers subsidizing the Medicare drug program and for some of those participating in it, AARP said Tuesday.
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Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
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Most people will have to pay 5.6 percent more for basic Medicare coverage next year, but more affluent beneficiaries can expect increases as high as 83.2 percent as the federal government for the first time requires wealthier seniors to pay higher premiums, Medicare officials announced today.
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As the Labor Day weekend began, federal health officials held a late-afternoon briefing to announce that 42 million disabled and elderly Medicare beneficiaries will be hit with the largest premium increase in 14 years.
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THURSDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- In 2006, introduction of the U.S. Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit increased the number of seniors' prescriptions by 158 million, at a cost of $32 billion to Medicare, a new study concludes.