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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces enrolled a record roughly 24.2–24.3 million people for 2025, according to federal and independent health-policy reporting . A precise statement of what share...
Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) reported record recoveries of about $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2024, driven largely by California’s unit, which accounted for roughly $513 million of that total (...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) bases IRMAA on your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) from two years before the premium year — for example, 2024 MAGI is used for 2026 IRMAA — and it recal...
Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) reported a combined $1.4 billion in recoveries for fiscal year 2024, driven largely by a record $961 million in criminal recoveries and unusually large criminal re...
The short answer is that estimates vary widely depending on assumptions about scope, payment methods, and cost-control measures, but most reputable analyses place a full U.S. single‑payer “Medicare fo...
IRMAA (Income‑Related Monthly Adjustment Amount) is a sliding‑scale surcharge added to Medicare Part B and Part D premiums that the Social Security Administration calculates from your modified adjuste...
About 21–24 million people were enrolled in ACA marketplace plans for 2024–2025, and roughly 90–93% of those enrollees received premium tax credits (subsidies), meaning roughly 19–22 million Americans...
Yes. The CARES Act created multiple mechanisms that resulted in additional federal payments to hospitals for COVID-19 care: a $100 billion Provider Relief Fund for broad COVID-related costs and lost r...
The Biden administration increased Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a $1.9 trillion COVID‑19 relief package that “temporarily boosts” ACA plan ...
For 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) and CMS apply IRMAA (Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount) to Medicare Parts B and D using your 2023 modified adjusted gross income (MAGI); the s...
Social Security commonly takes about 30–60 days to process IRMAA reduction requests filed as life‑changing events; multiple agency guides and employer trusts state processing typically spans 30–90 day...
The most consistent, contemporary estimates show enroll in ACA Marketplaces in a given year, which equals roughly , while reaches roughly , or about , depending on the dataset and year. These figures ...
The Medicare Part B annual deductible for 2025 is $257; after beneficiaries pay it once per year, Medicare generally covers 80% of approved Part B services and beneficiaries owe 20% coinsurance unless...
For 2025, IRMAA is calculated from your 2023 MAGI; the first threshold for surcharges begins at $106,000 for single filers and $212,000 for joint filers, and thresholds and surcharges rise across five...
Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) for 2025 IRMAA is your 2023 federal AGI plus certain tax‑exempt items (notably tax‑exempt interest); Medicare uses the taxable portion of Social Security in AGI a...
The 2025 IRMAA income thresholds that trigger surcharges for Medicare Part B and Part D begin at $106,000 for individual filers and $212,000 for joint filers, based on MAGI from 2023 tax returns (SSA ...
For 2025, IRMAA applies when modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) from 2023 exceeds $106,000 for individual filers and $212,000 for joint filers; beneficiaries in higher brackets pay surcharges added...
The standard Medicare Part B monthly premium for 2025 is $185.00, up $10.30 from 2024, and the Part B annual deductible is $257, up $17 from 2024 (CMS) . For Part D, plan premiums vary widely by plan ...
The term “low‑income subsidies for 2026” refers to two distinct federal programs with different income rules: Medicare Part D’s Low‑Income Subsidy (LIS or “Extra Help”) and the Affordable Care Act (Ma...
IRMAA brackets are indexed annually to inflation and set using your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) from two years earlier: for 2025 the SSA used 2023 tax returns, and the standard Part B premiu...