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SheltieLover

(61,118 posts)
Wed Feb 16, 2022, 05:37 PM Feb 2022

Retiring and enrolling in Medicare: You may need to appeal premium surcharges if your income is drop [View all]

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/02/15/retiring-and-enrolling-in-medicare-how-to-appeal-higher-premiums.html

About 7% of Medicare's 63.3 million beneficiaries end up paying extra for premiums because their income is high enough for "income-related monthly adjustment amounts," or IRMAAs, to kick in.

You can appeal those surcharges, although you generally have to wait until you receive a determination from the Social Security Administration.

If the agency approves, any IRMAAs you paid would be credited to your bill.

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