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Medicare Part B Rises Again.

GET READY TO SHELL OUT more money for Medicare coverage next year. The Part B premium, which covers visits to doctors' offices, out-patient services and medical equipment such as canes and walkers, will increase 13.2% to $88.50 a month in 2006. That's up $10.30 from this year. And that doesn't include costs for the new Medicare Part D prescription-drug coverage that starts in January.

The Part B premium is deducted from your monthly Social Security check. By law, the premium hike cannot exceed the annual cost-of-living adjustment in your Social Security check, which wil

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