{"id":14187,"date":"2011-11-03T04:42:58","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T04:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=14187"},"modified":"2011-11-03T04:42:58","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T04:42:58","slug":"medicare-part-b-premium-will-rise-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/medicare-part-b-premium-will-rise-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Part B premium will rise in 2012","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
The Medicare Part B premium will rise by $3.50 monthly to $99.90 monthly\u00a0beginning\u00a0Jan. 1, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This is the first increase in the Part B premium in two years.<\/p>\n
For Medicare participants who first enrolled in 2010 and 2011, and have been paying as much as $115.40 monthly, the monthly premium will drop to\u00a0to $99.90.
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Because Medicare premiums are adjusted for higher-income retirees, some beneficiaries (fewer than 5 percent of all beneficiaries) will pay higher premiums in 2012, reaching as high as $319.70 monthly for individuals whose adjusted gross income exceeds $428,000 (married couple).<\/p>\n
Only higher-income beneficiaries will pay an increased amount for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage in 2012. The Medicare Part B premium will rise by $3.50 monthly to $99.90 monthly\u00a0beginning\u00a0Jan. 1, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This is the first increase in the Part B premium in two years. For Medicare participants who first enrolled in 2010 and 2011, and have been paying as much as $115.40 monthly, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,9,18],"tags":[572,1350,1351],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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Additional information on Medicare coverage, including specific benefits and deductibles, can be found at http:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"