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For anyone who is interested in the medicare premium increase:

"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced legally mandated increases in the Medicare premium , deductible and coinsurance amounts to be paid by beneficiaries starting in January 2004. For Medicare Part A, which pays for hospital, the beneficiary deductible was increased to $876 in 2004 from $840 per benefit period in 2003 which is up from $812 in 2002 and $792 in 2001. The premium for Medicare Part B, which helps pay for physician services, ambulatory care and other services, rose to $66.60 in 2004 from $58.70 per month in 2003 and was $54 per month in 2002 and $50 per month in 2001. It is being increased to $78.20 in 2005."

http://www.therubins.com/aging/medicare.htm

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