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Article: Some military to get break on Medicare Part B premiums.
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- M2 Presswire
- Article date:
- September 15, 2004
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M2 PRESSWIRE-15 September 2004-US DOD: Some military to get break on Medicare Part B premiums(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The Department of Defense announced today that nearly 35,000 Medicare beneficiaries who are eligible for Tricare Health Benefits will be automatically enrolled in Medicare Part B without having to pay a surcharge for late enrollment. Also, those Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in Part B since 2001 and are paying more than $66.60 per month will receive a refund for the premium surcharges paid since January 2004.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) will automatically enroll affected beneficiaries ...