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Medicare premiums going up $5 a month for 2013
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 9:18 AM by Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says Medicare premiums are going up $5 a month for 2013. That's less than expected, but it'll still eat up nearly one-fourth of the typical cost-of-living raise for retirees.
Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner says the monthly premium for 2013 will be $104.90 a month.
Also known as the Part B premium, it covers outpatient care such as office visits and medical supplies. Taxpayers pay 75 percent of the cost for Part B benefits, and the monthly premium covers the remaining 25 percent.
High-income beneficiaries face bigger increases, from $42 to $230.80 a month. Most low-income beneficiaries have their premiums paid by Medicaid.
Initially, premiums for 2013 were forecast to go up as much as $9 a month, but health care inflation has remained modest.
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