Medicare Part B premiums for 2022 jump
by 14.5% from this year, far above the
estimated rise in cost
CNBC,
by
Sarah O'Brien
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
11/13/2021 5:36:29 PM
The standard premium for Medicare’s outpatient care coverage will jump by 14.5% for 2022, far outpacing an earlier estimate of 6.7%, according to the government.
The standard premium for Part B, which covers outpatient care and durable equipment, will be $170.10 next year, up $21.60 from $148.50 this year, said a senior official for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday. The program’s trustees had estimated this summer that the premium would rise to $158.50.
The deductible for Part B will be $233, up $30 (14.8%) from this year. The bigger-than-anticipated increase is partly attributed to rising prices and utilization
Reply 1 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 11/13/2021 5:42:16 PM (No. 976608)
Gotta make sure the invaders get their Healthcare FREE, dontcha know
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
singermom9 11/13/2021 5:42:34 PM (No. 976609)
Gee, I did not think we supposed to get taxed. Wait, it is joe biden and he lies about everything so I guess this is real.
19 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
marbles 11/13/2021 5:46:57 PM (No. 976614)
Those free covid shots were not free after all.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/13/2021 5:48:05 PM (No. 976617)
Didn’t we hear they are blaming this on a new Alzheimer drug?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
ann_n_GA 11/13/2021 5:59:02 PM (No. 976629)
I also read they blamed it in the Alzheimer drug. Wonder how many seniors are on it? Bet not that many. When the COLA for A went up 5.9%, I knew a hefty Part B rise would occur. That’s what they always do. Not surprised. Hate our politicians.
20 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Birddog 11/13/2021 6:02:03 PM (No. 976631)
Nearly all of the increase is due to a New Alzheimers drug, that costs $56k year, it hasn't even been approved for "General Coverage" yet, but in anticipation that it will...they are raising the costs to EVERY Medicare recipient, even all of those that will never get it/take it/need it.
PS: the drug may not even work, many Medicare board members doubt it, and several have Resigned rather than approve it.
15 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 11/13/2021 6:10:26 PM (No. 976634)
Joe "Dementia" Biden
"The cost of quality care for an aging loved one can get pricey. If your loved one has dementia or Alzheimer's, the costs go even higher."
Jill, how much of an increase do you expect on donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Rat Patrol 11/13/2021 6:32:17 PM (No. 976645)
I wonder how many paintings they bought from hunter biden...
6 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
dman 11/13/2021 6:59:58 PM (No. 976668)
Hyper-inflation, pure and simple. Not what they say, but what they DO.
3 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
DVC 11/13/2021 7:08:26 PM (No. 976674)
When Trump was President, everything was improving, all economic issues headed pretty much uniformly in the right direction.
Now, with the Marxists in charge....all things are heading in the wrong direction.
18 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 11/13/2021 7:09:33 PM (No. 976677)
Man, they are really bad at math and projecting costs, but don't worry - 3 trillion in social spending isn't going to raise taxes. Not gonna cost any body anything coz it's FREE!!
7 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
RedWhite&Blue2 11/13/2021 7:18:33 PM (No. 976682)
Senior and retired on SS and medicare
Climb into this box car
Don’t mind the smell of gas. We are simply trying to kill you off
It’s the Marxist way
FJB
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
proactus 11/13/2021 8:51:23 PM (No. 976709)
Medicare Part Brandon?
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
paral04 11/13/2021 9:17:22 PM (No. 976726)
So, Medicare premiums go up 14% yet Social Security benefits go up 5.9%. How does that compute?
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
judy 11/13/2021 9:50:38 PM (No. 976743)
The only people who believe it’s the Alzheimer’s drug fault is the people with Alzheimer’s.....they left out the part low income people will not pay medicare premiums...the government pays them...
4 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
smokincol 11/14/2021 12:14:24 AM (No. 976815)
there goes the 5.9% rise in Social Security that everyone collecting it got, this year.
they never "give" the people anything that the people haven't already paid for or don't pay for, in some way.
2 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 11/14/2021 1:24:34 AM (No. 976845)
They are raising it to pay for all of the new illegals getting Medicare. Alzheimer’s drugs is the big lie and misdirection.
1 person likes this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Trigger2 11/14/2021 3:20:34 AM (No. 976874)
They're trying to blame the increase on some drug. The real reason is that they need money to cover all those illegals looking for a free ride that they never contributed to.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
judy 11/14/2021 3:31:25 AM (No. 976876)
I guess blaming TRUMP got old!!
1 person likes this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
mifla 11/14/2021 4:45:15 AM (No. 976892)
Joe, my taxes just went up and I don't make anywhere near $400K.
1 person likes this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 11/14/2021 6:51:33 AM (No. 976947)
Probably just enough to zero out next year's Social Security COLA increase.
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