Medicare Part B rollback?

[bizlady]

Interesting article stating this year's rate MAY get rolled back because it was based in large part on the cost of a dementia drug which is not going to cost as much.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/10/government-may-scale-back-medicare-part-b-premium-increase.html

 

[Sunset]

Whew....... I can stop looking for a job now...

 

[REWahoo]

Interesting article stating this year's rate MAY get rolled back because it was based in large part on the cost of a dementia drug which is not going to cost as much.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/10/government-may-scale-back-medicare-part-b-premium-increase.html

I'm not holding my breath. This article is a month old and I've been unable to find any more recent news that a rollback is under consideration. Could be the best we can hope for is little or no increase next year.

 

[Koolau]

We have become used to MC/B premiums increasing so I can't imagine they would ever do a roll back of an announced increase. Of course, I've been wrong before so YMMV.

 

[Another Reader]

Wait until the Covid and Long Covid costs are calculated...

Here's an early look at the total costs to insurers from one company headquartered in Indiana.

https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/insurance-death-rates-working-age-people-up-40-percent