Medicare Premium Could Soar Next Year

[SheilaT]

2. It seems to me that the Motley Fool is a rather unreliable

source for many things.

I read this article and found it confusing and misleading. The Part B monthly premium generally rises a little bit each year. Plus, if you make enough money, you pay more for Part B. Nonetheless, it's an amazing bargain. I'm on an Advantage Plan, where my Part B money goes directly to a company and they cover all sorts of things that regular Medicare's Part B doesn't. I even get a $50/month allowance to buy various over-the-counter things. I got a brand new electronic bathroom scale two months ago. Wow. No money out of my pocket.

I am on Medicare, although not yet collecting Social Security -- I plan to put that off until I'm 70. I pay my Part B as a direct withdrawal from my checking account, the same way several other of my bills are paid. I do love electronic banking.