2025 IRMAA: Slight increase in Medicare Part D and Part B IRMAA payments for some. Nov, 10 2024 — Some people will see a slight increase in their 2025 Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) payments. However, due to the annual inflation adjustments, people with reported incom ...
monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA), in addition to their regular plan premiums. The higher-income surcharge is calculated as the difference between the Part D base beneficiary premium (which in 2023 represents 25.5% of the average national bid amount) and 35%, 50%, ...
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is available through private insurance companies. These plans pair with Original Medicare (Part A and Part B). Unlike Medicare Part A and Part B, the federal government does not provide Medicare Part D policies. Therefore, your premium depends on your ...
Irma Thomas—A true legend in New Orleans, this soulful vocalist sounds as great today as when she was turning out hit records like “Time Is on My Side,” covered by the Rolling Stones.Toots and the Maytals—If Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff can be inducted, then why not this pioneering,...
they would impact your safe withdrawal rate calculations. True, but there are still plenty of unanswered questions. For example, how do I evaluate and weigh the pros and cons of different options, like starting Social Security at age 62 vs. 67 vs. 70 or receiving a pensi...
The problem was I wasn’t really a lead player. The lead has to set the section’s pace and play the section high notes in arrangements. I had a little experience playing the lead part, but I never held the chair full time.JW: What did the band play?BS: The first chart they ...
The first thing you notice about Sammy Nestico when you speak with him is his jolly nature. There's a distinct twinkle in his personality, like that of a storybook toymaker. It's a trait that goes beyond charisma. Sammy's generosity and...
The event has changed in many surprising and meaningful ways since 1987, but at its core, SXSW remains a tool for creative people to develop their careers..
The first chart I brought in was Do You Ever Think of Me? And it worked out OK. From that point on I had a contact in Omaha who would order the arrangements. JW: How busy were you?BB: I’d write a chart a week, copy it and send it off and get paid $15 bucks. I don’t...
After seven decades in the music business, he remains as comfortable arranging a swinging chart for a big band as he is writing sweeping strings behind a singer. The same duality exists in his personality. When you speak with Johnny, you detect a slight urban gruffness in his voice, the ...