Medicare Drug Benefit Hits Glitch

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WASHINGTON - About 230,000 Medicare recipients are getting checks that erroneously reimburse them for monthly premiums they have paid for prescription drug coverage this year.

The checks, which are sure to leave many beneficiaries confused, average about $215. They are accompanied by a letter that mistakenly tells them the Social Security Administration will no longer deduct monthly premiums for drug coverage from their Social Security check.

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Medicare Drug Benefit Hits Glitch

Medicare officials say they caught the glitch just after checks totaling nearly $50 million were sent out last week. A...

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