AP: Double Digit Hikes for Medicare Plans
Wanted to pass along this Associated Press article summarizing a new study from Avalere Health indicating that “premiums will go up an average of 10 percent among the top plans that have signed up some 70 percent of seniors.” You may recall that Avalere also published a study earlier this month indicating that 3 million seniors could lose their current prescription drug plan as a result of changes made by Medicare; today’s article notes that “There are a lot of plans that are shutting down.”