No, Medicare Part B cost hikes aren't based on inflation, like Social Security's COLA

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No, Medicare Part B cost hikes aren't based on inflation, like Social Security's COLA
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Hikes to Medicare Part B’s premium and deductible are based on a formula that doesn’t factor in inflation, unlike Social Security’s cost of living increase.on Oct. 12, 2023, the 2024 premium, deductible and coinsurance amounts for various Medicare programs. The annual deductible and standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B, which are recalculated every year, went up by 6.2% and 5.9% respectively.

No, Medicare Part B costs are not based on inflation. Medicare Part B premium and deductibles are calculated using a separate, unrelated formula from Social Security’s inflation-based COLA.is the part of Medicare that is used to cover medical costs outside of hospital care and prescription drugs. . A deductible is the amount you pay out-of-pocket until coverage kicks in, and the monthly premium is the amount you pay each month to maintain your coverage.

The annual deductible increases by the same ratio as the monthly actuarial rate, the CMS notice says. If the COLA increase to a person’s monthly Social Security benefit is less than the increase to the monthly Part B premium, the premium increase will be reduced by however much it takes so that a person doesn’t see a decrease in their net monthly Social Security payment, the CMS notice and U.S. code says.

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