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At least 1.2 million Medicare beneficiaries pay premiums for Medicare Part B even though they likely qualify to get it for free through a Medicare Savings Program, according to a
Traditional Medicare can have high premiums, plus the additional expense of hospital stays and prescription drugs. But Medicare Savings Program can help qualified seniors save.
State policymakers can improve Medicaid by using the flexibilitiesprovided by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) to redesigncoverage of low-income working families into a system of premium assistance-a government contribution tohealth insurance-that would reconnect much of the Medicaidpopulation with the private health insurance markets thatserve the majority of Americans.
 It’s open enrollment for Medicare, that time of year when Medicare beneficiaries can find themselves under siege from various insurance companies seeking their business. It’s also
