MEDICARE DRUG BENEFICIARY MONTHLY PREMIUM ESTIMATE REVISED DOWN TO $9 IN 1996, HHS OFFICIAL REPORTS; AARP INDICATES FLEXIBILITY ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS
Executive Summary
Medicare beneficiaries would be required to pay an additional monthly premium of $9 in fiscal 1996 for the new outpatient prescription drug benefit proposed under President Clinton's Health Security Act, revised HHS figures predict, marking a $2 decrease from previous Administration estimates.