States 'Shocked' at Their Tab for Medicare Premiums

"Since dually eligible beneficiaries themselves do not pay the Part B premium out of their own pocket, the additional cost would fall directly on the states," said Juliette Cubanski, associate director of the Program on Medicare Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "If the actual increase is anywhere in line with the projected increase, it could be a pretty big impact in terms of the additional premium costs that states would bear."

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