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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% ...
In the first year of the cap, about 3.2 million Medicare recipients are likely to see lower costs due to the new rule, particularly seniors who take multiple medications or have high-cost ...
That news follows the Social Security Administration’s announcement of a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025, which will add about $50 to the average monthly benefit of roughly $1,900 ...
The COLA is based on recent inflation rates, and because price hikes have cooled from their pandemic high, seniors are getting a smaller benefit increase for the next year.
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 ...
Starting Jan. 1, older adults on Medicare will spend no more than $2,000 a year on prescription drugs when a new price cap on out-of-pocket payments from the Inflation Reduction Act goes into effect.
Data Source: Social Security Administration. Table by author. As you can see above, COLAs have cooled off since the elevated inflation of the late 1970s and early 1980s, meaning the 2.5% increase ...
Like other health insurance programs, recipients have a yearly enrollment period. Eligible Americans can now join, drop, or switch their supplemental Medicare plans through December 7.