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House Stopgap Caps Medicare Premium Hikes
House Democrats want to limit any increase in Medicare premiums to about $4 per month, saying decisions by President Donald Trump‘s administration could mean premium rates rise by much more next year. The stopgap spending bill (H.R. 8319) that House Democrats released yesterday includes a provision limiting 2021 Part B premium increases. House leaders plan to vote on the measure today. Read more: Pelosi Funding Bill Lacks GOP Farm Aid, Raising Shutdown Risk A senior Democrati