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enrolled for this protection. The increase in the basic premium amounts to 10 per cent for each such 12-month period.
Even with this slight increase, medical insurance represents a real buy, Hundley said. This is because the people pay only about 30 per cent of the cost while the Federal government pays the remaining 70 per cent from general revenues.
The basic premium will remain $8.20 a month through June 1979.
Those interested can get more information about Medicare and about social security retirement, survivor and disability benefits at the Culpeper social security office, located at 522 Culpeper Shopping Center. The telephone number is 825-3500.
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