91.   The plan also would raise premiums for all senior citizens, and it would triple the monthly rates for upper-income beneficiaries.

92.   The Republicans would sharply raise Medicare premiums for affluent elderly people, reduce payments to doctors and hospitals and let beneficiaries switch from Medicare to private health plans.

93.   The president vetoed it because it would have also raised Medicare premiums.

94.   Then Aetna plans to raise premiums rigorously and try to recruit the customers for Aetna U.S. Healthcare.

95.   They try to defend this cold-hearted position by claiming that the HMOs are likely to raise insurance premiums, thus passing the added cost on to their customers.

96.   This raises average expenses per beneficiary and forces insurance companies to raise premiums.

97.   This fanned hopes that U.S. interest rates will rise in the months ahead, raising the premium they offer over German rates.

98.   To do so, Oxford must both raise premiums and reduce what it pays doctors and hospitals.

99.   To pay those bills, insurers once again raise premiums, causing even more seniors to leave.

100.   To recoup those losses, the insurance industry has been raising premiums and lobbying for billions in federal assistance.