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This affects anyone newly claiming benefits beginning in 2016. Prior claimants will remain at the $105 or possibly go to $120.

I find it amazing the news has not been reporting until yesterday that all new 2016 medicare beneficiaries will face a 52% hike in the part B premium.

The deal is pretty much done but they are still trying to see if there is a way not to raise it to the 52%.

Anyone who is turning 65 in 2016 or after should be calling their senators and congressman's office.

The questions I have are:

1. Why has this not been public info until now (even most of the insurance agents didn't know) - decisions will be made next week?

2. Why is the excessive cost being passed on to new beneficiaries instead of spreading the the costs over the remaining 70% of the recipients? Is this the beginning of step up financing where every couple years they bring people on at a higher cost?

3. What is the alternative solution they are considering?

If this is not going to go through as above, people need to pick the phone today.