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Other threads have covered the possibility of a large increase in Medicare premiums for 2016. Today's news:
I was interested because I'm over 65, paying Medicare premiums by check, and have been thinking about starting SS benefits in 2016. I could start in late 2015 if that would have been an advantage.
The tentative budget agreement forged by congressional leaders and the Obama administration will ward off a historic spike in Medicare premiums for the coming year, but it will nevertheless require nearly one in three older Americans to pay 17 percent more in monthly premiums for doctors’ visits and other outpatient care.
Under the agreement, Medicare’s Part B premiums for this group of roughly 15 million people will increase from the current rate of $104.90 per month to $120 per month next year, plus a $3 surcharge. After holding level since 2013, the monthly premiums for these people would have soared to nearly $160 without the legislative adjustment.
I was interested because I'm over 65, paying Medicare premiums by check, and have been thinking about starting SS benefits in 2016. I could start in late 2015 if that would have been an advantage.