Part B Premium To Stay Flat In 2018, But Some Beneficiaries Will Pay More

By Michelle M. Stein / November 21, 2017 at 1:02 PM
The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B beneficiaries will stay at $134 for 2018, CMS announced Friday (Nov. 17), but because seniors are receiving a cost-of-living increase to their Social Security benefits next year, some will have to pay more in Part B premiums than they did this year, when they were shielded from premium increases. Some Medicare beneficiaries were held harmless from increases in Part B premiums in 2016 and 2017, as those who have their premiums deducted...


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