Let’s Get the Medicare News from the Source As things worked out, demand for Aduhelm was less than Medicare anticipated, so that increase in fees is now being rolled back. Why did that big increase happen? It’s because the 2022 premium added a contingency margin to cover anticipated big spending for a new drug, Aduhelm, which was introduced to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. That, we believe, is the largest annual increase in the history of Medicare. And just for context, let’s remember that in 2022, Medicare Part B premiums actually rose by 14.5 percent. Medicare costs going down? The last time this happened was in 2012, when the fee for Part B fell from $115.40 to $99.90 a month. The program’s annual deductible will also fall by $7.00, from $233.00 to $226.00.

That’s really happening because Medicare Part B premiums will be lowered by $5.20, going from $170.10 a month to $164.90. On September 27, 2022, Medicare announced that Medicare Part B premiums will decrease in 2023.

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