by Springwater Wealth | Oct 10, 2024 | Financial Planning, Retirement Concerns, Retirement Plans, Wealth Management
What is Medicare IRMAA? The Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) is an additional charge applied to Medicare premiums for individuals with higher incomes. IRMAA applies to both Medicare Part B (medical insurance) and Medicare Part D (prescription drug...
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 2, 2024 | Financial Planning, Retirement Concerns
Medicare Open Enrollment starts October 15. As we wrote in this article in March 2024, new benefits are coming to Medicare drug coverage for 2025. Starting in 2025, all Medicare plans will include a $2,000 cap for what you’ll pay out-of-pocket for prescription drugs...
by Springwater Wealth | Mar 11, 2024 | Financial Planning, Retirement Concerns, Wealth Management
INTRODUCTION The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes several provisions to lower prescription drug costs for people with Medicare and reduce drug spending by the federal government, including a number of changes to the Medicare Part D drug benefit. These changes...
by Springwater Wealth | Sep 29, 2022 | Financial Planning, Retirement Concerns, Wealth Management
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2023 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts (or “IRMAA”)....
by Springwater Wealth | Apr 29, 2022 | Financial Planning, Retirement Concerns, Retirement Plans, Wealth Management
If you’re retired and have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Medicare, your premiums are directly related to your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (or “MAGI”). The higher your income, the higher your premiums. Unless you prepare your own tax...
