Good news! The Medicare Part B rates for 2014 did not increase, and are the same as in 2013. Neither the monthly premium nor the annual deductible will go up. In 2014, most people pay $104.90 each month as Part B premium, plus $147 per year for their Part B deductible.
he standard premium amount for each year is calculated on the level of Medicare health care costs of the previous year. From 2010 to 2020, health care costs are expected to increase by 5.8 percent each yea, because of increasing use and rising costs of health care services.
Clarencen said:Yep, they got ya. It's based on your 2012 income. They use something they call Modified adjusted gross income (magi) Had it happen to me for 2013. I sold my cows in 2011 that year I had capital gain. They don't tax capital gain for SS or medicare but they use it to figure this MAGI. each higher bracket raises your Medicare premium by $104.90. Ain't fair, you don't get any better benifits. Another way to bleed the retired person.