NY Times journalist clarifies point in article 'Social Security Benefits Not Expected to Rise in '10'

Original article posted below (May 2 posting)

From Robert Pear, May 3, 2009
Subject: thank you

thanks for your note..... Here's some additional information.....

One-fourth of Medicare beneficiaries are not protected by the law, and their premiums could increase. This group includes new Medicare beneficiaries, those with higher incomes (over about $85,000 a year) and low-income people whose premiums are paid by Medicaid. To help finance the increase in Part B costs, the government says, Medicare will have to collect all of the additional premium revenue from just one-fourth of the beneficiaries, meaning that each person will have to bear more of the cost.

Kathie Bracy to Robert Pear, May 3, 2009

In your May 3 article "Social Security Benefits Not Expected to Rise in '10," you wrote "But one-fourth of Medicare beneficiaries are not protected by the law, and their premiums could increase." Can you tell me which 1/4 of Medicare beneficiaries are included in this group and why? Thank you.

http://kathiebracy.blogspot.com/2009/05/ny-times-social-security-not-expected.html