by Matt Feret | Apr 13, 2022 | Medicare Advice, Social Security
Dear Matt, I turn 65 in a few months but plan to keep working. How do I decline or drop Medicare Part B if I stay on my employer’s health insurance plan? I don’t need to have Medicare Part B if I have “real” insurance provided by my employer, do I? Thanks, Lucas M....
by Matt Feret | Mar 16, 2022 | Medicare Advice, Social Security
Dear Matt, Early on in your book, you explain IRMAA, which is good, but you fail to explain that high income retirees (with high income two years before retirement)should file form SSA-44 to claim correct income for the first two years after retirement. My income...
by Matt Feret | Nov 24, 2021 | Medicare, Medicare Advice, Original Medicare, Social Security
Dear Matt, I’m eligible for Medicare next month and plan on working through next year. I also plan to keep my employer-based health insurance the entire year. I have been participating in an employer HSA and have recently signed up for the max HSA deduction for next...
by Matt Feret | Nov 17, 2021 | Original Medicare, Social Security
Dear Matt, What is the 2022 Medicare Part B premium and where can I find 2022 IRMAA income brackets for Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D? Thanks, Jill R. 2022 Medicare Part B Premium The 2022 Medicare Part B premium will be $170.10 a month for most people, a...
by Matt Feret | Oct 20, 2021 | Medicare Advice, Social Security
Matt, I’m on Medicare and draw Social Security. I’m happy to hear I’m getting a 5.9% “raise” from Social Security. When will the Medicare Part B premium costs for 2022 be announced?Chris S. Chris, Medicare usually releases Part A and Part B premium increases in the...
