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Millions of Medicare Beneficiaries Face Reduced Social Security Benefits |
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 20:56 |
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By CQ Staff; CQ Politics ~ May 27, 2009 New Social Security recipients and upper-income seniors could face a steep increase in their monthly Medicare premiums for the next two years, according to an analysis released Tuesday by a nonprofit health research group. Millions more will see their finances squeezed if their premiums for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage go up during that period. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 June 2009 20:58 |
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The President Spells Out His Vision on Health Care Reform |
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 20:53 |
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Yesterday the President met with some key Senators on health reform, emphasizing the urgency of the situation in his remarks beforehand: "So we can't afford to put this off, and the dedicated public servants who are gathered here today understand that and they are ready to get going, and this window between now and the August recess I think is going to be the make-or-break period. This is the time where we've got to get this running." Today the White House released a letter sent by the President to Senators Ted Kennedy and Max Baucus, the Chairmen of the key committees in the Senate handling health care reform, spelling out in detail what he would like to see in this historic legislation. The full letter is below:
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Tough Economy Means More Out-of-Pocket Costs |
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Saturday, 04 April 2009 20:47 |
Tough economy means more out-of-pocket costs  About two-thirds of employers plan to shift costs to workers this year in response to the bad economy, according to a survey by Hewitt Associates, a benefits consulting firm. That will mean higher premium payments, higher co-payments and higher deductibles for lots of working people and families - at exactly the worst time |
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