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The jump in the 2025 Medicare Part B premium outpaces both inflation and the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Annual inflation rose 3.2% in October and COLA for 2025 will be 2.5% ...
Image source: Getty Images. 1. Cost increases for Parts A and B. Original Medicare's premiums and deductibles went up in 2025. The Part A annual deductible increased from $1,632 to $1,676, and the ...
This has been a common theme of senior advocacy groups — the inability of the annual COLA calculation to adequately cover senior healthcare costs and account for increases in Medicare premiums ...
3. Maximum Social Security benefit also set to increase. The maximum Social Security benefit for a worker retiring at full retirement age will increase from $3,822 in 2024 to $4,018 in 2025. This ...
So even if you end up with a certain raise thanks to an upcoming COLA, an increase in the cost of Medicare could, unfortunately, wipe a decent chunk of it out. 2. Social Security's 2025 earnings ...
Section 299I of Public Law 92-603, passed on October 30, 1972, extended Medicare coverage to Americans if they had stage five chronic kidney disease (CKD) and were otherwise qualified under Medicare's work history requirements. The program's launch was July 1, 1973. Previously only those over 65 could qualify for Medicare benefits.
Image source: Getty Images. COLAs provide a much-needed boost to all retirees' checks, and the 2025 COLA is almost here. But to make the most of it, it helps to understand how COLAs work.
He explains that the increases for Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D have significantly exceeded the Social Security COLA, eroding purchasing power. The Social Security 2024 COLA increase was a ...