Summary
WASHINGTON - Most participants in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit will spend about $5 less per month in premiums than originally anticipated because of competition among private plans bidding to offer the benefit.
The savings also will extend to the government. The subsidies it pays the plans to provide the benefit will decrease by about $180 per beneficiary next year. The savings translate into at least $5 billion annually based on Wall Street estimates of enrollment rates.See the full content of this document
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Drug Premiums Will Shrink
"This is good news for beneficiaries because the cost is turning out to be lower than had ...
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