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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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Jeep

Hey Jim,

Don't spend all that SSA increase too soon! Here's an article from Medicare.com detailing 2011 Medicare deductions that causes me some concern about 2012 deductions for Part B:

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Will my Medicare Part B premium increase in 2011?


Published 11/05/2010 02:06 PM | Updated 11/05/2010 02:19 PM
Will my Medicare Part B premium increase in 2011?

Most Medicare beneficiaries will continue to pay the same $96.40 or $110.50 Part B premium amount in 2011. Beneficiaries who currently have the Social Security Administration (SSA) withhold their Part B premium and have incomes of $85,000 or less (or $170,000 or less for joint filers) will not have an increase in their Part B premium for 2011.

For all others, the standard Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $115.40 in 2011, which is a 4.4% increase over the 2010 premium. The Medicare Part B premium is increasing in 2011 due to possible increases in Part B costs. If your income is above $85,000 (single) or $170,000 (married couple), then your Medicare Part B premium may be higher than $115.40 per month. For additional details, see our FAQ titled: 2011 Part B Premium Amounts for Persons with Higher Income Levels. In 2011:

New Part B beneficiaries will pay $115.40 (because they did not have the premium withheld from their Social Security benefit in the previous year).
Beneficiaries who do not currently have the Part B premium withheld from their Social Security benefit will pay $115.40.
Higher-income beneficiares pay $115.40 plus an additional amount, based on the income-related monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA).
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So our friends at Medicare may just increase the rates to $115.40 plus an inflationary increase of 3-4%. If they do that, your NET increase may be reduced by half or so.

Stay tuned....

Jim Howard

So you are saying that I should hold off on buying a new car and taking a vacation to Europe with my increase?
After I posted the blog post here but before I posted it to Howard's Notebook I added to it information that they might increase the medical insurance costs.

Maybe happy days are not here.

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