Proposed New Medicare Rates in 2016

[Chazm]

Info on the "Deal" Budget Deal Tackles Disability, Halts Medicare Premium Increase - WSJ

Anyone have the full article

 

[sshafran]

you forgot the quotation marks around repay. I fixed it for you

Boy I'm so thrilled that the largest lobbying group, again, can retain their underpriced benefits while continuing to kick the can on solvency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It makes me borderline giddy.

 

[wehotex]

Boy I'm so thrilled that the largest lobbying group, again, can retain their underpriced benefits while continuing to kick the can on solvency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It makes me borderline giddy.

It doesn't seem fair that the prices of just about everything have gone up in this country, yet the Part B deductible has remained virtually unchanged for years, and part B premium to a lesser extent.

 

[Justin Bilyj]

I couldn't agree more. Seniors are paying 105 for their part B, the deductible is only $150, this is insane. Average deductible in America is what, $2,500 or higher?

 

[alldaytuesdays]

They screwed up by not making incremental increases. Now, they are having to slip it in this budget/debt ceiling deal last minute.

Now looks like the increases will be smaller than projected but still 15% or so to $120 on Part B prem and $167 on Part B ded (assuming it passes Senate)