Medicare Part D Monthly Premiums To Hold Steady For Another Year
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS projects that monthly premiums for basic coverage in the Part D prescription drug plan will hold at $30 in 2013, essentially the same rate paid on average by beneficiaries in 2012 and 2011.
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