4 Stories on U.S. Medicare
The monthly premium for the vast majority of the elderly and disabled participating in Medicare will hold steady at $96.40 next year
Ever since Yvette Mesquita took over her father's finances, she's felt as if she's had two jobs.
The sales rate of prescription medications slowed by more than half in 2007 to levels not seen since the early 1960s, according to a report released Wednesday.
Elderly and disabled people will see their monthly Medicare premiums rise 3.1 percent next year to $96.40 -- the lowest increase in six years
The monthly premium for the vast majority of the elderly and disabled participating in Medicare will hold steady at $96.40 next year
Ever since Yvette Mesquita took over her father's finances, she's felt as if she's had two jobs.
The sales rate of prescription medications slowed by more than half in 2007 to levels not seen since the early 1960s, according to a report released Wednesday.
Elderly and disabled people will see their monthly Medicare premiums rise 3.1 percent next year to $96.40 -- the lowest increase in six years
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