41.   Then they calculated by how much they dared raise the monthly premiums that Medicare beneficiaries pay for coverage of doctor bills and other outpatient care.

42.   These might include monthly premiums and co-payments for doctor visits, drugs and other services.

43.   This total would be on a sliding scale so that poorest of beneficiaries would not pay any of the monthly premium.

44.   Typically, HMOs offer a wide range of services in return for a fixed monthly premium.

45.   Under the Clinton plan, you could receive a discount, even a complete waiver of the monthly premium.

46.   PacifiCare recently announced that it was raising monthly premiums next year for more than a half-million seniors covered under its Secure Horizons Medicare plan.

47.   Clinton has proposed a standard drug benefit under Medicare, adding prescriptions to other health care services the program covers if retirees pay an additional monthly premium.

48.   CitiFinancial officials said they expected the monthly premium insurance to be available in most states by the end of the year.

49.   Democrats generally favor establishment of prescription drug coverage under Medicare, a system in which seniors would pay a monthly premium in exchange for a standard benefit.