Medicare recipients to see premium cut — but not until 2023

[REWahoo]

I'll believe it once I actually see it:

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Friday was an overestimate in costs of covering an expensive and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.

Becerra’s statement said the 2022 premium should be adjusted downward but legal and operational hurdles prevented officials from doing that in the middle of the year. He did not say how much the premium would be adjusted.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/medicare-recipients-premium-cut-2023-85032114

 

[Chuckanut]

I've head that also.

I have filed this information away in my "The check is in the mail" folder.
Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't.

 

[Dash man]

More likely to be less of an increase considering inflation.

 

[Car-Guy]

It will probably "slip" my mind before then.

 

[jollystomper]

It will be nice, but I am not holding my breath, either. We both will be going on Medicare within the next 12 months, and it would be nice to start with a premium lower than the current one if it happens.

 

[Koolau]

The gummint giveth and the gummint taketh away. Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. YMMV