[Aliska]

Might mean a $26/month increase for me (I'm on the very low end of it) but the Medicare Part B is likely to increase according to the article I read so could cancel it out.

Medicare enrollment is early this year, too, so I've got to get on that.

[Kaslin]

With the medicare increase I will probably be lucky if I get a $5 COLA

[Graybeard58]

Medicare enrollment is early this year, too, so I've got to get on that.

I read the booklet they sent me recently and did not see anything about re enrolling. It also stated that the medicare premium hadn't been released yet, which is a sure indicator that it's going up.

[Bob]

Might mean a $26/month increase for me (I'm on the very low end of it) but the Medicare Part B is likely to increase according to the article I read so could cancel it out.

I'll be hitting 65 next May. I haven't asked yet how big a hit Medicare will be for me. Can you give me a ballpark figure or does it vary with your SS amount?

[dforest]

They are going to raise the SS payment amount.....then they will take most of it away in a increased rate for medicare payments.

The only reason they are raising the SS amount is because it is an election year and they do not want people to see how the medicare deduction is rising. It will rise even more in the following year.