Or, to put it another way, why are premiums rising? Because they were set too low to cover the cost of claims incurred by those
Tag: Medicare
2017 Medicare Part B premiums
The following two charts illustrate the current state and possible future of Medicare Part B premiums. The $170.50 premium is equal to 35%, the $243.60
Remember the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988? A lesson for today?
The following is extracted from a comment on this blog related to a post about raising the Medicare eligibility age. Back in 1988, Congress passed
Medicare premiums are in a bigger fix than you think
For 2016 Congress and the White House put a temporary fix on rising Part B premiums. Instead of letting the premium rise to the appropriate
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