The short answer: No, it’s not. For starters, 2012 Medicare Part B premiums are $99.90 for individuals with income of up to $85,000 or married couples with income up to $170,000. The premiums go up on a sliding scale for Medicare beneficiaries with higher incomes. - from a Wall Street Journal blog.
Yes, that is the one. Read the whole thing. It starts with this and ends w my quote above:
"Two readers contacted us this week wanting to know if this is true:
The per person Medicare insurance premium will increase from the present monthly fee of $96.40 to $104.20 in 2012, $120.20 in 2013 AND $247.00 IN 2014.
These are the Provisions incorporated in the Obamacare Legislation, purposely delayed so as not to confuse the 2012 Re-election Campaign.
The short answer: No, it’s not. For starters, 2012 Medicare Part B premiums are $99.90 for individuals with income of up to $85,000 or married couples with income up to $170,000. The premiums go up on a sliding scale for Medicare beneficiaries with higher incomes."
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