Small Cost Increase in Medicare Part B for 2025

The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B — the part of Medicare that covers doctor’s visits, routine cancer screenings, home health care and other outpatient services — will be $185 for 2025. The announcement was made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 8, 2024.

This represents an increase of $10.30 from 2024 and is similar to the nearly $10 monthly premium hike seen in 2024, from 2023.

Part B beneficiaries with annual individual incomes greater than $106,000 will pay more than the standard premium, though how much more depends on their income. CMS says income-related monthly adjustments affect roughly 8 percent of people with Part B insurance.

The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries is also going up in 2025, rising from $240 in 2024 to $257. Medicare beneficiaries typically pay 20 percent of the cost for each Medicare-covered service or item after they’ve met their deductible.

In a news release, CMS explained that the Part B increases for the standard monthly premium and deductible are “mainly due to projected price changes and assumed utilization increases that are consistent with historical experience.”

The news from CMS comes about a month after the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 2.5 percent cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) in 2025, which will bump up the average Social Security retirement benefit by nearly $50 a month. Monthly premiums for most Part B beneficiaries are deducted directly from their Social Security payments.

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