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GAO-04-236R 1 (2003-12-04)

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       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States General Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548

         B-293119


         December 4, 2003

         The Honorable Charles E. Grassley
         Chairman
         The Honorable Max Baucus
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Finance
         United States Senate

         The Honorable W.J. Billy Tauzin
         Chairman
         The Honorable John D. Dingell
         Ranking Minority Member
         House Committee on Energy and Commerce
         House of Representatives

         The Honorable William M. Thomas
         Chairman
         The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
         Ranking Minority Member
         Committee on Ways and Means
         House of Representatives

         Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and
                 Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; MonthlyActuarial Rates and Monthly
                 Supplementary Medical Insurance Premium Beginning January 1 2004

         Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
         major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers
         for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), entitled Medicare Program; Monthly
         Actuarial Rates and Monthly Supplementary Medical Insurance Premium Beginning
         January 1, 2004 (RIN: 0938-AM91). We received the rule on November 20, 2003. It
         was published in the Federal Register as a notice on October 24, 2003. 68 Fed. Reg.
         60997.

         The notice announces the monthly actuarial rates for aged (age 65 or over) and
         disabled (under age 65) enrollees in the Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance
         (SMI) program for 2004. It also announces the monthly SMI premium rate to be paid
         by all enrollees during 2004. The monthly actuarial rates for 2004 are $133.20 for


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