1.0 link 7502 <![CDATA[Bush Adm. Announces 13% Jump In Basic Medicare Premiums… 51% Increase Since 2003]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2005/09/17/bush-adm-announces-13-jum_n_7502.html The Bush administration announced on Friday that the basic Medicare premium would shoot up next year 13 percent, to $88.50 a month, mainly because of the increased use of doctors' services.

Many beneficiaries will pay an additional premium for the new prescription drug benefit, expected to average $32 a month. So the combined premiums for doctors' services, outpatient hospital care and prescription drugs will average slightly more than $120 a month.

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