Clients often assume that their Medicare payments will be set once they become Medicare-eligible—and that all beneficiaries are treated equally when it comes to premium amounts. Many higher-income ...

Every senior on Medicare should be intimately familiar with IRMAA — the initials that stand for Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount. It’s the amount by which your Medicare Part B and Part D ...

A controversy is swirling at a Texas university. The trigger? A flowchart. On Dec. 1, the new chancellor of the Texas Tech University system sent professors a diagram laying out a chain of approval ...

I just received a Social Security notice that my modified adjusted gross income was over the income-related monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA) and will be facing an extra charge for Plans B and D. This ...

Some Social Security recipients may get lower payments next year as a result of a Medicare premium hike. An increase in Part B Medicare premiums means that beneficiaries will pay $202.90 per month, up ...

'That was an odd year for us' "The impact is relatively small in context but it's still annoying to have it happen." (Photo subjects are models.) Dear Help Me Retire, I just received a Social Security ...

“It’s not a penalty — it’s a surprise tax hike disguised as a Medicare premium.” That’s how I describe one of the sneakiest traps in retirement: the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount, better ...

Many retirees are surprised to learn that their Medicare premiums are not fixed. In fact, a lesser-known factor called the income-related monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA) can significantly increase ...

Medicare beneficiaries will face higher premiums across the board in 2026. And for many retirees, those added costs will chip away at Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA.

The increase comes at a time when health insurance costs are climbing steeply for people with employer plans and Affordable Care Act coverage. The upward trend adds pressure on Americans already ...

Medicare officials have announced an increase of almost 10% to premiums for 2026, when the monthly cost will exceed $200. The cost refers to the Medicare Part B premium, deductible and coinsurance ...