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COPYRIGHT 2001 South Florida Sun-Sentinal
Byline: Nancy McVicar
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla._The escalating costs of prescription drugs have fueled a huge jump in the costs of so-called Medigap policies, making them harder to afford for elderly people on fixed incomes.
Annual Medigap premiums rose by a national average of $105 to $775 from 1998 through 2000, according to a report issued Monday by Weiss Ratings Inc., of Palm Beach Gardens, which issues safety ratings on more than 16,000...
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