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CoopersDad

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25. We figured it out. I pulled 10 years of teacher retirement out in 2024.

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Sat Dec 6, 2025, 11:55 PM

Dec 6

Moving it from CalSTRS to another program so had that added to my AGI, and for just that year our combined income was quite high.
We are back to normal income for 2025 but will be paying as if we were earning twice as much.

Sigh.

Take care, everyone.

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New Medicare Part B bill more than doubled. From $185 to $443.30 [View all] CoopersDad Dec 6 OP

Haven't seen ours yet, but I'm plenty worried Bayard Dec 6 #1

Did you have a significant increase in income? $202.90 is 2026 premium for most who were at $185. Silent Type Dec 6 #2

Apples and oranges Jersey Devil Dec 6 #3

Mine went from montanacowboy Dec 6 #4

$202.90 Skittles Dec 6 #6

Yes, that's my Part B fee. MineralMan Dec 6 #21

did you do an IRA rollover that upped your income? Skittles Dec 6 #5

Looking at the schedules... CoopersDad Dec 6 #7

OK Skittles Dec 6 #9

Nope. You are obviously dealing with some kind of exceptional circumstance. stopdiggin Dec 6 #8

Important question -- and the responses help detangle the complexities. pat_k Dec 6 #10

the entire goal of "Advantage" is to eventually throw it all to the wolves Skittles Dec 6 #11

Apparently, over half Medicare beneficiaries find those "freebies" are needed or they wouldn't sign up. Silent Type Dec 6 #17

Yeah. Mine too. no_hypocrisy Dec 6 #12

My Medicare supplement Emile Dec 6 #13

Yeah, that "salary" probably adds less than a dollar a year to premiums. You could go to the cheapest Supplement. Silent Type Dec 6 #18

Oh I will stay on my F plan. The point I was Emile Dec 6 #19

Oh, yeah..keep that as long as you can. Deuxcents Dec 7 #26

Mine is over $700. ColoringFool Dec 6 #14

Yikes Emile Dec 6 #20

That 2.8% raise we got on SS don't even come close Emile Dec 6 #15

Sounds like "IRMAA" JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 6 #16

I think mine for Part B is going from $185 to about $203. Ilsa Dec 6 #22

Did you have capital gains? That will effect your part B rate. Jacson6 Dec 6 #23

That looks like yours went from charging for one person to charging for two. maybe one of you didn't have part B in 25? BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 6 #24

We figured it out. I pulled 10 years of teacher retirement out in 2024. CoopersDad Dec 6 #25

You couldn't just do a rollover? MichMan Dec 7 #27

Error or one time circumstance? manicdem Dec 7 #28

Mine went up viva la Dec 7 #29