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Medicare’s Hold Harmless – what is it

Through the “Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988” Congress created a provision, the Hold Harmless Act. The Hold Harmless Act protects those receiving Social Security benefits while enrolled into Medicare from ever experiencing a reduction in Social Security benefits from “too high” of Medicare Part B premium increases in a given year. The goal of

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What is IRMAA?

The Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount, better known as IRMAA, is a surcharge that is added to the current year’s Medicare Part B (hospital coverage) and Part D (prescription drug coverage) premiums for those who have earned “too much” income in a given year. The income that used to determine Medicare’s IRMAA is defined by

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