When are the new Medicare Part B costs for the upcoming year announced?

[braumeister]

2025 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles

 

[AudiDudi]

Many thanks! When did this come out? I must have missed it.

I think yesterday. I just did a search and several articles came up.

 

[audreyh1]

PS Just checked SSA statement and it has not been updated with COLA.

Yes, DH sent me his a couple of days ago, and it still has the same values as late November 2023.

 

[audreyh1]

Boy that Medicare page is confusing as it says Part B immunosuppressive drugs only, but it looks like the regular Part B IRMAA levels and amounts.

 

[audreyh1]

Except for the base premium of $184 rather than $185, those IRMAA numbers are a little higher than estimates from other articles from a month ago. Wait something is wrong with the Medicare article. It doesn’t seem to be giving the IRMAA numbers to add to the base premium. I’m confused. I think they left out the actual table!!!

Wait, thestreet.com article has different numbers from the Medicare article.

 

[Chuckanut]

Here’s news on Medicare for 2025 from Tipswatch.

At the risk of sounding like a dangerous radical the problem is not so much insurance. The problem is the rising cost of medical care in the USA which is already outrageous.

Here is a summary of the price changes:

• The Part B deductible is rising 7.1% to $257.
• The Part B base monthly premium is rising 5.9% to $185.
• The IRMAA surcharge levels (for both Part B and Part D) are rising 5.9%.
• The IRMAA income tiers that trigger the surcharges are increasing at a lower rate, generally around 3%.