WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it has good news for seniors: The average monthly premium for Medicare's popular prescription plan won't go up next year.
Medicare will share in the bonanza as a number of top-selling brand name drugs get generic competition.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday that the average premium for prescription coverage will be about $30 a month in 2012, hardly changed from $30.76 this year.
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