Medicare Drug Premiums Remain Stable Four Years in a Row

by Gary Kopycinski on July 30, 2013

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. On the 48^th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that the average premium for a basic prescription drug plan in 2014 is projected to remain stable, at an estimated $31 per month.