Obama to Tax Rich for$634B Health Care Plan (Fox News)
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Medicare Drug Program Price Increases to Slow for 2010, According to New CMS Data (Senior Journal)
Feb. 22, 2009 The Medicare Part D prescription drug plan will cost senior citizens more in 2010, but the increase will be considerably less than past years, according to the private website, Medicare-PartD.com, which says the projection is based on information recently released by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

1 In 3 Medicare Part D Enrollees Select Medicare Advantage Drug Plans For 2009 (Medical News Today)
More than nine million people, or 34 percent of all Medicare Part D enrollees, currently receive their prescription drug benefit through Medicare Advantage plans with prescription drug coverage (MA-PD plans), says new analysis by Avalere Health.

Obama seeks tax hike, higher Medicare payments (CNN)
President Obama will ask wealthy Americans to deal with a tax increase and pay higher Medicare premiums to help fund a $634 billion health care "reserve fund" aimed at reforming the system, according to senior administration officials familiar with the budget being unveiled Thursday.