Medicare Premiums Could Rise for Many Retirees

Bulletin Today | Personal Health | PoliticsBy Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They may not agree on much else, but there’s a change to Medicare that President Barack Obama and Republicans both support: Expand a little-known law so more retirees that the government considers well-off are required to pay higher monthly premiums. It’s on the short list in the budget talks, raising $20 billion or more over 10 years. That could come as a shock to many seniors who would have to …