Taking a Look at IRMAA Thresholds and How Even $1 Can Really Cost You
February 22, 2023
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Today I want to share something that a lot of people don't really know about, which is IRMAA and how it affects your Medicare Part B and Part D premiums in retirement. As you can see on the graph below, if your income as a joint married couple is $194,000 or less, your premium stays on par. However, when you cross over that next threshold, it jumps to $280 for Part B and goes up for Part D as well. You can see it gradually goes up over six different thresholds.
The really important thing to note here isn't just the dollar amount, income, and thresholds. This isn’t a marginal tax rate like your federal income tax where you only pay the extra dollars on the dollars above a threshold. In this case, if you cross one dollar over, it affects your premium going back all the way to dollar one. So, we don't want to reduce your income below your spending needs. However, if you are close to a threshold, you do want to watch carefully to make sure you don't go over by a dollar, which can cost you hundreds of dollars instead.
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