Congress Caps Medicare Part B Premium Spike For 2021

10 01 2020 congress caps medicare part b premium spike for 2021.
Congress caps medicare part b premium spike for 2021. Dalton georgia 30720 telephone. As part of a short term government funding bill passed by the senate on wednesday and signed by president trump any increase in medicare part b premiums for 2021 would be capped at 25 of what it otherwise would be for 2021. Normally we d pretty much know by this time what the premium will be.
Box 2023 dalton georgia 30722 fax. A provision to limit a possible premium increase to 25 of what it would be otherwise is included in a short term budget. Congress caps medicare part b premium spike for 2021 estimates for the 2021 part b premium which adjusts each year have been tricky due to the coronavirus pandemic and its.
As part of a short term government funding bill passed by the senate on wednesday and signed by president trump any increase in medicare part b premiums for 2021 would be capped at 25 of what it otherwise would be for 2021. The medicare trustees forecasted in april that the standard 2021 part b premium would rise to 153 30 in 2021 from 144 60 this year 8 70 more monthly or a 6 increase. Congress has made a move to head off a potential premium spike for some medicare beneficiaries.
A provision to limit a possible premium. Congress has made a move to head off a potential premium spike for some medicare beneficiaries. Congress has made a move to head off a potential premium spike for some medicare beneficiaries.
As part of a short term government funding bill passed by the senate on wednesday and signed by president trump any increase in medicare part b premiums for 2021 would be capped at 25 of what it otherwise would be for 2021. The cola for 2021 is 1 3 of your total ss check let s say on average that would be about an additional 20 to your benefit. The bill caps the part b premium increase for next year at the 2020 amount plus 25 of the difference between the 2020 amount and a preliminary amount for 2021.
The preliminary amount would be calculated the same way that it would have been without the bill but would prevent dramatic increases that may have occurred as a result of medicare part b premiums growing when the cola is so low. Estimates for the 2021 part b premium which adjusts each year have been tricky due to the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on health care services.