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Folks I read this on another list today and thought it good news. ASSISTANCE IN PAYING MEDICARE PREMIUMS for disabled and elderly. If you are single with an income up to $11,108 or $14,888 for a couple, you can get assistance in paying your Medicare premiums. This applies to disabled or elderly persons. I hope this information helps some of you avoid paying Medicare premiums. The avoidance of Medicare premiums can mean a lot, especially to low income people where every dollar is especially important to quality of life. (Chicago Tribune, July 7, 1998) [Extracted from CLINTON TARGETS INSURERS THAT DENY COVERAGE] ASSISTANCE IN PAYING MEDICARE PREMIUMS "In a separate action, the White House on Monday announced an effort to help more than 3 million people get assistance in paying Medicare premiums. The assistance is available to elderly and disabled people with low incomes (up to $11,108 a year for an individual and $14,888 for a couple). Medicare premiums now total $525.60 a year and are expected to more than double over the next decade, to $1,268 a year in 2008. The administration's new effort came in response to a critical report by a consumer group, Families USA, which said the government was overcharging poor elderly people nearly $2 billion a year by deducting Medicare premiums from Social Security checks. Copyright Chicago Tribune"