In 1999, the average individual health insurance plan cost 11 percent of per-capita income.
If a plan cost less than the voucher, a beneficiary could pocket the extra cash.
If a chosen plan cost more, beneficiaries would pay the difference.
Each has said the other's plan would cost Medicare participants more money out of pocket.
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At these premium levels -- less than half of what a conventional plan might cost -- the benefits are limited.
The new plan will cost taxpayers even more than that, and there are still questions about whether it can work.
In addition, TPC has looked at how the measures would affect households in various income groups and, using Joint Committee on Taxation estimates, how much each plan would cost the Treasury in lost revenue.
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Cartwright did not say how much the new plan would cost compared with the old one, but pointed out that Patriot and SM-3 missiles were significantly cheaper than the interceptors the Bush proposal relied on.
But, our correspondent added, as the plan is cost neutral, there will be some losers, such as those in secure so-called "final salary" or occupational schemes, who will no longer have government payments into those plans.
Without a doubt, Maine is asking for a lot here, and if granted, the plan would cost taxpayers more in the short run by increasing the cost of the ACA. Yet, what makes the Maine story so interesting is that it adds another example to the list of diverse strategies that are now popping up from states thinking about Medicaid expansion and reform.
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But struggles turning HP's plan into reality cost HP Chief Executive Carly Fiorina her job in 2005.
One note: Part of what drives a 401(k) plan's cost is its size.
Florida claims the have a low cost plan, but this claim is based on an incomplete disclosure of fees and expenses.
If you have employees who qualify to be included, you'll need a plan that will cost a bit more in fees.
The main reason for the Republicans' nervousness is the tax plan's cost.
Between inspections, violations and fines, having to earn letter grades and the soda ban plan, the cost of business is too much, he said.
Cardiff Met has fought to maintain its independence, claiming the merger plan was high cost and high risk, and not backed by a proper business case.
Any savings consumers achieve by picking a lower cost plan should roll into a health savings account that they can use to offset out-of-pocket medical expenses.
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Employers would drop their own health plans so that the government could pay the bulk of their employees' health-insurance bills, and the plan's cost would increase rapidly.
While larger commercial trawlers capable of traveling to more distant fishing grounds are expected to survive, the plan will likely cost most of the region's smaller crews their jobs.
Why did the plan choose high cost mutual funds?
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Even if as many as one-quarter of all beneficiaries moved into a low-cost plan offered in their area, the new system would still result in more than a third of all beneficiaries facing higher premiums.
Medicare Compare is an interactive database that provides comprehensive information on various Medicare health plan options, detailing the cost, quality, and benefits of each plan.
Barstein: The cost of the broker overseeing the plan IS NOT included in the cost of the mutual fund.
Also, the cost of the broker overseeing the plan is not included in the cost of the mutual fund.
Although there are exceptions, the fact is, a large plan has a higher acquisition cost but that cost is spread over a larger universe of participants so that the cost per participant is less than it would be for a small plan.
Meanwhile, the plan provides few real cost savings in the way health care is delivered.
Once in the plan, the elderly cost a lot more than their children do.
So, you know, what we didn't want to do is this coming across as just a cost cutting plan.
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The decision was part of an "overall cost reduction plan", Mr Pincus wrote.
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