But it is the right thing to do for beneficiaries.

But a will, on its own, may not make life much easier for beneficiaries.

For other beneficiaries, the increases could be limited to 5 percent a year.

In Medicare, the primary focus is to get the best deal for beneficiaries.

At the same time, new rights are proposed for beneficiaries under wills.

That was less than half the estimated $3,142 cost for beneficiaries in traditional Medicare, she said.

But he said the early problems had been solved with help from many people, including advocates for beneficiaries.

The various new options for Medicare beneficiaries will become available starting late this year.

Under the new law, competing private plans will buy drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.

Doctors, drug companies and advocates for beneficiaries wanted to maximize the number.