Is Medicare free?
For most people Medicare Part A has no premium, however for most people Medicare Part B does have a premium. The Medicare Part B premium is based on your income. What a lot of people do not like is that it is not based on your current income, the Medicare Part B Premium is typically based on your income from 2 years prior.
Below is a chart illustrating what your Medicare Part B Premium is going to cost you for 2013.
Part B premiums by income
| If your yearly income in 2011 was | You pay (in 2013) | |
| File individual tax return | File joint tax return | |
| $85,000 or less | $170,000 or less | $104.90 |
| above $85,000 up to $107,000 | above $170,000 up to $214,000 | $146.90 |
| above $107,000 up to $160,000 | above $214,000 up to $320,000 | $209.80 |
| above $160,000 up to $214,000 | above $320,000 up to $428,000 | $272.70 |
| above $214,000 | above $428,000 | $335.70 |
Source for chart: www.medicare.gov
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